Cream Pie
Contributor: Zelda Roberts
CC Original
1/4 cup cornstarch
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 T butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 pastry shell
Mix dry ingredients and salt. Gradually add milk. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Slowly add small amount of hot mixture to eggs, stir into remaining hot mixture. Cook 5 minutes. Cool. Add butter and vanilla. Pour into cooled baked crust and refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.