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Butterscotch Cream Pie

My Mother use to make pies like this when I was small. She did not follow a recipe and I tried many recipes that didn't taste like hers, until I found this one in an Amish cookbook,and this is just like my mom's.





List of Ingredients



• 1 cup Brown Sugar, lightly packed
  
• 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• 3 egg yolks
  
• 1 cup evaporated milk
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
  
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
  
• 1 - 9" pie shell - Baked.
  






Instructions



1. Mix thoroughly in a sauce pan the brown sugar,cornstarch,salt and egg yolks.
   
2. Stir in gradually the milk and water.(Plain milk can also be used).
   
3. Add 2 Tbls. Butter or Margarine.Cook and stir over low heat until thickened, about 10 minutes.`
   
4. Remove from heat and stir in 3/4 teas. Vanilla. Cover and Cool thoroughly.
   
5. Put into a 9" baked pastry shell. Spread with Meringue and brown. very good!!
   






Final Comments


I use Dream whip on top of pie instead of Meringue.