Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. sifted flour
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. milk, scalded
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
3 stiff beaten egg whites
6 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Mix flour, 2/3 cup sugar and salt.
Gradually add milk.
Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly until moisture thickens and boils.
Cook 2 minutes and remove from heat.
Add a small amount to egg yolks.
Stir into remaining hot mixture.
Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Add butter and vanilla.
Cool slightly.
Pour into baked pastry shell.
Cool.
Cover with meringue made of egg whites and 6 tablespoons sugar.
Bake in moderate oven (350\u00b0) 12 to 15 minutes.