Maui Pine Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter flavor Crisco
2 Tbsp. unsalted Macadamia nuts, finely chopped
2 tsp. grated lemon peel
3 Tbsp. cold milk
8 oz. cream cheese, soften
1/2 c. confectioners sugar
1/3 c. Macadamia nuts, chopped
1/3 c. drained crushed pineapple
1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 egg yolks
1 c. sugar
2 c. milk
3 heaping Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. crushed pineapple, drained

Preparation

Put milk, sugar, salt and drained pineapple in saucepan; let come to near boil.
Mix cornstarch and egg yolks together with 1 tablespoon water and add slowly to milk mixture, stirring constantly until thick, on low fire.
Add butter and vanilla and remove immediately from heat.
Cool about 1/2 hour in refrigerator.