Basic Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 baked pie shell
2 c. milk
1/3 c. flour
1/3 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. butter
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Scald milk; mix dry ingredients together.
Add hot milk, slowly, stirring well.
Add butter; cook in double boiler until thick and smooth, about 15 minutes.
Stir often.
Beat egg yolks slightly.
Add a little hot filling.
Stir quickly into mixture. Stir and cook 2 minutes.
Cool and add flavoring.
Pour into baked and cooled pastry shell.
Cover with meringue (made with 3 egg whites).
Brown in a slow oven.