Vanilla Cream Pie

Name: Vanilla Cream Pie
Ingredients: ¼ tsp. salt; 1½ c. milk; 1 tblsp. butter or regular margarine; 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten; 1 tblsp. cornstarch; 3 tblsp. flour; ½ c. sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

An all-time favorite with 7 variations

Ingredients

Baked 8" pie shell
½ c. sugar
3 tblsp. flour

Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Combine sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt in top of double boiler. Mix with wooden spoon. Blend in milk gradually, then add egg yolks. Add butter.
Place over rapidly boiling water so pan is touching water. Cook until thick and smooth, about 7 minutes, stirring constantly. Scrape down sides of pan frequently.
Remove from heat. Add vanilla. Stir until smo