1/3 c Peanut butter
3/4 c Confectioner’s sugar; ,
-sifted
1 Pastry shell; 9-inch, ,
-baked
1/3 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Sugar
1/8 ts Salt
2 c Milk; , scalded
3 Egg yolks
2 tb Butter or margarine
1/2 ts Vanilla
MERINGUE
3 Egg whites
1/4 ts Cream of tartar
1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Cornstarch
From Favorite Recipes of University Women – Desserts
Filling: Blend peanut butter with confectioners’ sugar until mealy.
Sprinkle 2/3 of the mixture over baked pie crust. Combine flour, sugar and
salt in the top of double boiler. Stir in milk. Cook over boiling water,
stirring constantly until thickened. Stir small amount of cooked filling
into egg yolks. Combine with remaining hot mixture; cook for several
minutes more. Add butter and vanilla. Pour into pie shell. Top with
meringue.
Meringue: Beat egg whites until stiff; add cream of tartar. Mix sugar with
cornstarch. Add gradually; beat stiff. Pile on pie; sprinkle with remaining
peanut butter mixture. Bake in 400F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until
delicately-browned. Cool before serving. Yield: 6-8 servings.
NOTES : I make the filling in the microwave oven instead of the double
boiler, stirring the mixture several times during cooking. This is a
delicious, light peanut butter pie, and the peanut butter/confec. sugar
topping on the meringue is lightly crunchy, giving a nice contrast to the
rest.
Yields
8 Servings