Peach Custard Pie Recipe

Submitted by Grace

• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups scalded milk
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• sliced, sugared peaches

DIRECTIONS

Mix together cornstarch, 2/3 cup sugar and the salt. Add scalded milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Beat egg yolks. Pour a small amt. of cooked mixture into yolks, mixing thoroughly. Then add yolk mixture, cooking briefly over low heat. Add butter and vanilla. Cool.

Pour half of mixture into baked pastry shell. Add a layer of sliced sugared peaches, well drained. Pour remaining custard on peaches. Top with meringue made by beating egg whites and remaining sugar. Brown meringue in 350 degrees F oven 13-15 minutes.