Cream Pie for Freezing

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

  • About

Makes 3 pie fillings—saves time

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp. unflavored gelatin
  • 6 c. milk
  • 2 c.

Method

  • Soften gelatin in ¼ c. milk.
  • Scald remaining milk. Add the combined sugar, cornstarch and salt; continue heating rapidly until boiling, stirring constantly.
  • Stir about ½ c. of the hot mixture into egg yolks; pour back into saucepan; simmer 5 minutes more.
  • Stir in gelatin mixture; add butter and vanilla. Pour into three 8" pie pans; freeze. (Fr