Vanilla Cream Pie

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Vanilla Cream Pie
Categories: Pies
Yield: 8 servings

3/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/8 ts Salt
3 Egg yolks; beaten
3 c Milk
1 1/2 tb Butter or margarine
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 Baked 9-inch pastry shell
3/4 c Whipping cream
1/3 c Powdered sugar; sifted

Recipe by: Southern Living
Preparation Time: 0:20
Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a heavy saucepan;
stir well. Combine egg yolks and milk; gradually stir into
sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute, stirring
constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.
Immediately pour into pastry shell. Cover filling with wax
paper. Let cool 30 minutes; then chill until firm. Beat
whipping cream until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar,
beating until soft peaks form. Spread whipped cream over
filling. Chill. Yield: one 9-inch pie.

-----