Tennessee Amish Butterscotch Pie
 
 
Ingredients
  • Amish Butterscotch Pie
  • ¼ c. butter
  • 2 tbsp. water
  • 1 c. brown sugar
  • ¼ c. corn starch
  • 2 cups milk
  • pinch salt
  • 3 large egg yolks (reserve egg whites for meringue)
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons sorghum molasses
  • pre-baked pie shell
  • Meringue
  • 3 egg whites
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • ¼ tsp. cream of tartar
  • 6 tbsp. sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350º.
  2. Beat egg yolks with two tablespoons sugar. Add one fourth cup milk, corn starch, salt and molasses.
  3. Whisk together.
  4. In a sauce pan, cook water and sugar till sugar is melted.
  5. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes.
  6. Add 1¾ c. milk.
  7. Bring to a boil.
  8. Add egg mixture to sauce pan and cook on low/medium heat till thickened.
  9. Stirring constantly.
  10. Add butter, vanilla and and stir another minute.
  11. Pour into your pre-baked pie shell.
  12. Meringue instructions:
  13. With a mixer, beat egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar till soft peaks form.
  14. Gradually add sugar, beating till stiff and glossy peaks form, and sugar is all dissolved. Spread meringue over slightly warm filling, sealing to edge of crust.
  15. Bake at 350º for 12-15 minutes or till meringue is golden. Cool
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/tennessee-amish-butterscotch-pie/