Miss Angie'S Peanut Butter Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9-inch baked pie crust
1/2 c. crunchy peanut butter
1 c. powdered sugar
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. milk
3 egg yolks
2 tsp. butter or margarine
1/4 tsp. vanilla
3 egg whites
1/4 c. sugar

Preparation

Cut peanut butter into powdered sugar until crumbly.
Set aside.
Combine cornstarch, sugar and salt in a heavy pan; add milk and heat until thickened.
Beat egg yolks.
Stir some hot mixture into the eggs and then return it to the pan, stirring all the while.
Add butter and flavoring.
Cool.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. Sprinkle peanut butter mixture over pie crust, reserving 2 tablespoons.
Pour custard over it.
Beat egg whites until stiff and gradually add sugar.
Beat until it stands in firm peaks. Spread over pie, sealing crust edges.
Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
Bake 7 or 8 minutes to brown meringue lightly.