Fresh Blueberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups milk
2 egg yolks, beaten
1/4 cup sugar, plus
2/3 cup sugar
5 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter
4 cups blueberries, washed and drained well
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 deep dish pie shell, baked and cooled

Preparation

In a 2-qt saucepan, mix milk, yolks, 1/4 C sugar, and 2 T cornstarch; cook over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring.
Stir in vanilla and 1 T butter; transfer custard to a shallow dish, cover surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours.
Meanwhile, in a 3-qt saucepan, stir 1 cup of berries with 2/3 C sugar, 3 T cornstarch and 1 C water; heat to boiling over high heat and cook 2 minutes to thicken, stirring.
Stir in lemon juice and 1 T butter; cool and stir in remaining berries.
Spread custard in pie shell; top with berry mixture and refrigerate at least 3 hours to set.