mother's butterscotch pie

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Ellen Gwaltney Bales
Indianapolis, IN

Found another old recipe in my mother's cookbook. This brings back a lot of childhood memories. I can still see this pie sitting on Mother's kitchen table just waiting to be eaten! Today's butterscotch flavor can't hold a candle to it! Photo by: http://blekko.com/ws/buttersscotch+pie+/images

(2 ratings)
yield 8 -10
prep time 40 Min

Ingredients For mother's butterscotch pie

  • 1
    9" baked pie shell
  • 6 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 c
    boiling water
  • 3 Tbsp
    corn starch
  • 2 Tbsp
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 2/3 c
    milk
  • 3
    egg yolks, slightly beaten
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • whipped topping

How To Make mother's butterscotch pie

  • 1
    In a heavy skillet melt the butter. When golden, add the brown sugar; boil until foamy. Stir in the boiling water.
  • 2
    In a saucepan, mix together corn starch, flour, salt and milk. Stir in the brown sugar mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly. Let boil 1 minute.
  • 3
    Remove from heat; stir half of it into 3 slightly beaten egg yolks. Then blend egg mixture back into the hot mixture; let boil 1 minute longer. Stir in the vanilla. Cool slightly.
  • 4
    Pour filling into cooled baked pie shell. Serve immediately with whipping topping or refrigerate before serving later.

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