Peanut Streusel Pie

* Exported from MasterCook *

Peanut Streusel Pie

Recipe By : Mrs. James A. Hunt
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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From Favorite Recipes of University
Women - Desserts
1/3 cup Peanut butter
3/4 cup Confectioner's sugar -- , sifted
1 Pastry shell, 9-inch -- , baked
1/3 cup All-purpose flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1/8 teaspoon Salt
2 cups Milk -- , scalded
3 Egg yolks
2 Tablespoons Butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
MERINGUE:
3 Egg whites
1/4 teaspoon Cream of tartar
1/2 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Cornstarch

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.

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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.