Southern Peanut Butter Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
4 tablespoons cornstarch
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 9-inch baked pie crust

Preparation

To prepare the Custard:
Scald 1 1/2 cups of the milk in double-boiler.
Combine sugar, salt, cornstarch in mixing bowl.
Add remaining 1/2 cup milk to that mixture; pour into scalded milk.
Cook (stirring) until thick.
Slightly beat egg yolks.
Add a little of the hot mixture to the egg yolks first then add the yolks to the custard mixture and cook 2 minutes longer.
Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
Custard should be pretty thick.
Chill well.
To prepare Peanut Butter Crumbs:
Mix together confectioner's sugar and peanut butter until crumbly.
Sprinkle half (better if a little under half than over) of the crumb mixture in bottom of baked pie crust.
Add chilled custard, top with whipped cream and remainder of peanut butter crumbs.