Butterscotch Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1/2 cup undiluted evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 9-inch pie shell, baked and cooled
Meringue for Pie:
3 egg whites, room temperature
1 pinch salt
6 tablespoons sugar

Preparation

Caramelize sugar in heavy sauce pan or iron skillet.
Add water.
Melt brown sugar with butter.
Add to caramel mixture.
Stir until well mixed.
In top of double boiler: Mix cornstarch, salt, and sugar.
Add beaten egg yolks and milk.
Add caramelized sugar mixture slowly.
Stir constantly.
Cook in double boiler until thick.
Add vanilla.
Cool.
Pour into pie shell.
Top with Meringue.
-------Meringue---------.
Beat egg whites and salt at high speed until frothy.
Add sugar gradually.
Continue beating at high speed until mixture stands in peaks.
Spread to edges of pie crust, completely sealing in filling.
Bake until light brown at 400 degrees.