Butterscotch Meringue Pie
- 1 pie crust, baked
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- MERINGUE
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Bake pie crust as directed.
- Cool.
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0F Mix flour and salt together in a small bowl.
- Add 2/3 cup milk and beat until smooth.
- Melt butter in a pot over medium heat: add brown sugar and cook until thick and fluffy.
- Add 1 1/2 cups milk all at once.
- Cook over medium heat until butterscotch dissolves.
- Stir a small amount into flour mixture.
- Add to cooked mixture in pot.
- Cook over medium heat until thick.
- Cook additional 5 minutes stirring constantly.
- Stir a small amount of hot mixture into beaten egg yolks.
- Add eggs to mixture in pot and cook stirring for 1 minute longer.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Pour into baked, cooled shell.
- Prepare meringue and spread on filling.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes until meringue is lightly browned.
- MERINGUE: Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
- Gradually add sugar, while beating.
- Pile gently onto pie filling.
- Bake.
pie crust, flour, salt, milk, margarine, brown sugar, milk, egg yolks, vanilla, meringue, egg whites, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/butterscotch-meringue-pie-111136 (may not work)