Butterscotch Pie
Recipe By : "Homemade Happiness" -St.Anne's Parish,
Caribou, Maine
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups MILK -- warmed
- 2 egg yolks -- beaten
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pie crust -- baked
TOPPING:
- 2 egg whites -- beaten stiff
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
In top of double boiler, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt
and milk. Stir and keep stirring until it thickens. Add egg yolks,
keep on cooking, stirring until it thickens. Remove from heat
and add butter and vanilla; keep on stirring, pour into cooked
pie crust. Combine the topping ingredients to make the meringue
and spread over filling and bake in 400 degree oven for 5 minutes
or until brown.