Emma's Cream Pie

By kctchr

This is my dad's favorite recipie for pie. Emma would make coconut and banana when we would celebrate holidays.

Ingredients

• 3 cups milk
• 2/3 cup sugr
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp flour
• 3 beaten egg yolks
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3 egg whites
• 6 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Options: 1 cup coconut
• 2 bananas, sliced
• increase sugar to 1 1/2 cup and add 4 Tbs cocoa
• (butterscotch) use 1 cup brown sugar and increase butter to 1/4 cup

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Heat milk until hot. Use 1/4 cup of milk and make a paste with sugar, salt, cornstarch, and flour. Add beaten egg yolks and cook until thick. Add butter and vanilla. Add ingredients for kind of pie you want to make. Pour into a baked pie crust.
Meringue:
Beat 3 egg whites (room temp)and sugar at speed 4 for 1 minute. Add vanilla and beat at speed 8 for 1 minute or until peaks form. Spread on pie and bake at 350 until meringe is lightly browned.