Browned Butterscotch Pie
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ⅔ cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Brown the butter in a heavy saucepan.
- Add the brown sugar and stir it until it is melted.
- Add the hot water and cook the syrup until all the lumps disappear.
- Mix together the flour, cornstarch, salt, egg yolks and milk, then slowly stir this mixture into the hot syrup.
- Boil it until it thickens, then add the vanilla.
- Pour it into a baked pie shell and top it with meringue.
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/pies-holiday-weekend-crust/
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