Ruth’s Favorite Butterscotch Pie

WHY I LOVE THIS RECIPE: Growing up, my Mother used to do a lot of baking. This was a recipe that was passed down from her Mother. The pudding is thick and creamy and memorably delicious.

Ruth's Favorite Butterscotch Pie

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Author: Steve

This is a delicious and fairly easy recipe for a butterscotch pudding pie.

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Ingredients

Filling

• 1 pint milk
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp corn starch
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 Tbsp butter
• ½ tsp vanilla

Meringue

• 2 egg whites
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla
• cooled pie shell

Instructions

Filling

• Preheat oven to 450 °F.
• Heat milk.
• Mix sugar, corn starch and flour and add to milk.  Cook until thick.
• Beat egg yolks and add. Cook 5 minutes longer.
• Add butter and vanilla.
• Pour into a cooled pie shell.

Meringue

•  Whip egg whites until stiff, then add the sugar gradually along with the vanilla.
• Spoon the meringue onto the pie and bake for about 5 minutes. Watch carefully.