Sugar Cream Pie II Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 (10-inch) pie shell, baked
- 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 2 1/2 cusp half-and-half
- 1 drop yellow food coloring
- Dash of salt
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- Ground nutmeg
Directions:
- Prepare baked pie shell. Mix 3/4 cup sugar, cream, food coloring and salt in saucepan. Cook to boiling point.
- Mix remaining sugar and cornstarch in another pan. Add boiling mixture gradually to pan mixture. Add vanilla extract. Add butter and return to heat; cook until thick.
- Pour into pie shell and sprinkle with nutmeg and a few extra pieces of butter. Bake at 325 degrees F for 20 minutes or until firm and lightly brown.