Peanut Butter Pie With Meringue Topping

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 9 inch pie shell, baked
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups scalded milk
• 2 egg yolks, beaten (save the whites for meringue)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 egg whites (use two mentioned above, plus one more egg )

Recipe

• 1 combine powdered sugar and peanut butter.
• 2 blend with fork or pastry blender until coarse crumbs form.
• 3 spread half of crumbs onto cooled pie shell.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 combine cornstarch, sugar, and salt.
• 6 add scalded milk and mix well.
• 7 pour small amount slowly over beaten egg yolk and mix.
• 8 cook on top of double boiler until mixture thickens.
• 9 add butter and vanilla; pour into prepared pie shell.
• 10 beat egg whites until soft peaks form a meringue.
• 11 spread on filling, sealing sides by crust.
• 12 sprinkle with remainder of peanut butter crumbs.
• 13 brown slightly under broiler-- watch!
• 14 to avoid crumbs burning.
• 15 allow to cool and chill until ready to serve.
• 16 note: if you're in a rush and need a shortcut, you could substitute vanilla or french vanilla pudding mix for the filling made from scratch-- either the kind you cook or instant should be okay-- prepare according to package directions.