Mom'S Christmas Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. butter
3/4 c. sugar
2 c. milk
2 egg whites, well beaten
1/4 c. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Scald milk. Melt butter and blend in cornstarch, sugar and salt. Gradually add milk to melted butter mixture. Cook mixture until fairly thickened. Remove from fire; add gradually to beaten egg whites. Stir in vanilla. Pour into baked 9-inch pie shell and bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 5 minutes. When cool, top with whipped cream. Garnish with chopped nuts.