Basic Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. milk
1/2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. flour, slightly rounded
2 Tbsp. cornstarch, slightly rounded
2 eggs, separated
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Scald 1 1/4 cups milk on stove.
In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks; gradually stir in sugar, then flour, cornstarch, salt and rest of milk.
A little milk can be added along with the flour and cornstarch if it gets too thick.
Stir this into hot milk and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Let cool a little and pour into pie shell.