Vanilla Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) pie shell, baked
1/2 c. sifted flour
2 c. milk, scalded
2 Tbsp. butter
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine sugar, flour and salt and blend thoroughly.
Stir in the scalded milk.
Cook over moderate heat until mixture thickens. Continue to cook about 2 minutes.
Pour some of the mixture over the slightly beaten egg yolk.
Cook for 1 minute longer.
Add butter and vanilla.
Cook, pour into baked pie shell and top with meringue.
Bake in a 375\u00b0 oven.