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Vanilla Cream Pie




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch, plus 2 teaspoons
1/8 tsp salt
3 egg yolks, beaten
3 cups milk
1 1/2 Tbs butter or margarine
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 baked 9 inch pastry shell
3/4 cup whipping cream
1/3 cup sifted powdered sugar


Recipe



1 Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a heavy saucepan; stir well. Combine egg yolks and milk; gradually stir into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickness and boils. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Immediately pour into pastry shell. Cover filling with wax paper. Let cool 30 minutes; then chill until firm.
2 Beat whipped cream until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Spread whipped cream over filling. Chill.
3 Chocolate Cream Pie: Add 1/4 cup cocoa when combining sugar and cornstarch.
4 Coconut Cream Pie: Add 1/2 cup flaked coconut with vanilla. Sprinkle 1/4 cup toasted flaked coconut over whipped cream.
5 Banana Cream Pie: Slice 2 small bananas into pastry shell before adding filling.
6 Butterscotch Cream Pie: Substitute 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar for 3/4 cup sugar; reduce vanilla to 3/4 teaspoon and add 3/4 teaspoon butter flavoring.
7 Makes one 9 inch pie