Mellowscotch Pie Recipe

Mellowscotch Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

1/4 tsp of salt
1/4 c of cornstarch
1 c of packed sugar (brown)
2 Tbsps of water
1 Tbsp of butter
2 c of chilled milk
2 pcs yolks of eggs; beaten slightly
1/2 tsp of vanilla flavor extract
1 pie crust; baked
2 pcs of whites of eggs
1/2 tsp of vanilla flavor extract
4 Tbsps of sugar (brown); divided

Instructions:

Combine water, salt and sugar (brown) on a bowl on water. Boil on direct medium heat for 5 mins ’til syrup thickens. Blend 1/4 c of milk w/ cornstarch in order to create thin type of paste. Put in remaining 1-3/4 c of milk and gradually combine w/ heated syrup.

Put bowl on boiling water then cook ’til smooth and thick, frequently stirring. As soon as mixture thickens, cook, constantly stirring about 15 mins more. Stir little amt of heated mixture in yolks and pour yolks over heated mixture and stir.

Set on water again then cook for 3 more mins, stirring. Take out from the heat and whisk vanilla and butter in. Cool it to room-temperature before filling is poured into pie crust. Preheat the oven (325 deg F).

For the meringue, first beat the whites ’til stiff peaks are formed. Add in sugar (brown), 2 Tbsps every time, constantly beating then add in 1/2 tsp vanilla flavor extract. Lightly pile on the filling. To finish, bake for 10 mins ’til delicate brown and firm; serves 8

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