French Raspberry Pie
- 2 c. milk
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1/3 c. flour
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 whole egg
- 1/4 c. cream, whipped
- 1 baked deep 9-inch pie shell
- 1 pt. raspberries
- 1 (6 oz.) glass red currant jelly
- In a double boiler, scald the milk with vanilla bean.
- Remove the bean.
- Mix the flour, sugar and salt.
- Add a little of the scalded milk, stirring until smooth.
- Add to the remaining milk in the double boiler and cook, stirring, until thickened.
- Beat together the egg yolks and the whole egg.
- Add a little of the hot mixture; stir until smooth.
- Add the remaining sauce.
- Cook over simmering water, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened.
- Strain the mixture.
- Cool and fold in the whipped cream.
- Turn into the baked pie shell; cover with raspberries. Melt the jelly over very low heat, stirring; pour evenly over the raspberries.
- Chill.
milk, vanilla bean, flour, sugar, salt, egg yolks, egg, cream, pie shell, raspberries, glass red currant jelly
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=949697 (may not work)