Mellowscotch Pie Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cups cold milk, divided
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 baked pie shell
- Brown Sugar Meringue
- 2 egg whites
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
- Combine brown sugar, salt and water in top of double boiler. Boil over direct moderate heat to a thick syrup, about 5 minutes. Mix 1/4 cup milk with cornstarch to make a thin paste. Add remaining 1 3/4 cups milk, then combine very gradually with hot syrup. Place over hot water and cook until thick and smooth, stirring frequently.
- Once mixture is thick, cook, stirring constantly, for 15 more minutes.
- Stir a small amount of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, then stir yolks into hot mixture. Set again over water; cook 3 minutes more, stirring. Remove from heat; whisk in butter and vanilla extract. Cool to room temperature before pouring into cool, baked pie shell.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- To make meringue: Beat egg whites until they hold a stiff peak. Add brown sugar 2 tablespoons at a time, beating constantly. Add vanilla extract. Pile lightly on filling. Bake until firm and delicately browned, about 20 minutes.
- Yield: 8 servings.