Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9-inch baked pie shell
3/4 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
pinch of salt
2 c. milk or light cream
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten or cholesterol-free egg substitute
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2-quart glass bowl. Gradually stir in milk.
Microwave 8 minutes on Cookmatic level 8 or until thickened, stirring twice with wire whisk.
(I stir after 2 1/2 to 3 minutes.)
Stir a little of the hot mixture into egg yolks.
Blend warm yolks into hot mixture.
Microwave 2 minutes longer on \"8\" or until custard coats a metal spoon, stirring once. Stir in butter and vanilla.
Top with meringue or whipped topping.