Real Butterscotch Pie Recipe

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
  • 3/4 stick (6 tbs) butter
  • 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 2/3 cups milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
  • Sweetened whipped cream

Place water, brown sugar, and butter in the top of a double boiler. Cook over direct heat, stirring constantly, 2 minutes.

Combine cornstarch, salt, milk, and egg yolks; add to mixture. Cook over hot water, stirring constantly, until thick. Pour into baked, cooled pastry shell. Chill. Flute sweetened whipped cream over top before serving.

Yield: 6 servings.