Mountain High Butterscotch Pie Recipe
- 1 c. light or possibly dark brown sugar
- 3 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
- 4 tbsp. butter
- 2 c. lowfat milk, scalded
- 4 Large eggs, separated
- 1/2 c. whipping cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 6 tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 c. toasted, sliced almonds
- Easy pie shell
- 1.
- Make the pie crust.
- Fit into a 9 inch pie plate.
- 2.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 10 min.
- Lower heat to 375 degrees.
- Continue baking for 10-12 min.
- Cold.
- 3.
- In a heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and butter.
- Stir and cook till blended.
- 4.
- Whisk in lowfat milk.
- Combine well.
- Pour a little lowfat milk mix into egg yolks.
- 5.
- Return yolks to saucepan.
- Cook, stirring over medium heat, till mix thickens.
- Stir in whipping cream and 1 tsp.
- vanilla.
- 6.
- Beat mix till it cools.
- Pour into pie shell.
- 7.
- To prepare meringue, beat egg whites till frothy.
- Add in cream of tartar.
- Beat till soft peaks are formed.
- Beat in sugar a little at a time.
- Stir in remaining vanilla.
- 8.
- Cover pie with meringue.
- Sprinkle with almonds.
- 9.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 min, till golden brown.
light, cornstarch, butter, milk, eggs, whipping cream, vanilla, cream of tartar, sugar, almonds, pie shell
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/mountain-high-butterscotch-pie-31235 (may not work)