Butterscotch Pie

Name: Butterscotch Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients: 1 prebaked pastry pie shell; BUTTERSCOTCH FILLING; 3/4 c brown sugar, firmly packed; 5 Tbsp all purpose flour; 2 c milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp butter; 2 egg yolks, reserve whites; FLUFFY MERINGUE; 2 Tbsp cornstarch; 3/4 c water; 6 Tbsp sugar; 4 egg whites whipped

By Pam Charters
@PamGL

I first had this pie down in Maritimes in Canada,it soon became a family favorite back here in Saskatchewan,satiny creamy & good

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Serves:

6-8

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Ingredients

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1

prebaked pastry pie shell
BUTTERSCOTCH FILLING
3/4 c

brown sugar, firmly packed
5 Tbsp

all purpose flour
2 c

milk
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1 Tbsp

butter
2

egg yolks, reserve whites
FLUFFY MERINGUE
2 Tbsp

cornstarch
3/4 c

water
6 Tbsp

sugar
4

egg whites whipped

How to Make Butterscotch Pie

Step-by-Step

In a pot mix flour sugar & milk cook over med heat whisking & cooking after 5 mins gets thick,add butter & vanilla,beat egg yolks in separate bowl,,temper yolks by adding pudding & mixing add back to pudding cook 4 mins more till creamy,remove from heat set aside
Put water,white sugar & cornstarch in little pan med heat stir till thick & clear,put aside to COOL,
Beat egg whiles till soft peak put cooled (stabiliser) cornstarch mix in (cooled) beat till still peaks,top pie put in 400F oven 10-15 mins till meringue browned to your liking,cool pie on counter put in fridge to chill after cooler,the meringue does not weep due to cornstach mixture

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