Cream Pie Variations



The Basic Recipe



3/4 C sugar

1/3 C flour

1/4 tsp. salt

2 C whole milk

2 eggs or 3 egg yolks

1 T. butter

1 tsp. vanilla



1 baked and cooled 9 in. pie shell



whipped cream to top pie



In a medium saucepan, mix sugar, flour and salt. Stir in 1 cup of milk, mix until smooth, and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue to stir until smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes, then remove from heat.



Beat the eggs or egg yolks with the remaining cup of milk. Temper the egg mixture with a small amount of the slightly cooled milk mixture then blend this into the larger saucepan with the cooling milk mixture.



Return saucepan to the heat and bring to a boil again, stirring constantly, lower heat and simmer until mixture thickens a bit more, about 1 minute.



Remove from the heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Cool slightly and pour into the baked pie shell.



Cool completely then cover top of pie with sweetened whipped cream or whipped topping.



Cream Pie Variations:



Chocolate Cream Pie

Make basic filling and add 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips to hot filling in pan. Stir until chocolate melts completely.



Banana Cream Pie

Make basic filling, cool. Slice 2 or 3 bananas into bottom of pie shell. Pour cooled basic filling (or chocolate filling) on top.



Coconut Cream Pie

Stir 1 cup flaked coconut into basic filling just before pouring into pie shell. Sprinkled toasted coconut on top of the whipped cream for a beautiful and tasty presentation.



Butterscotch Cream Pie

Substitute 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar instead of white sugar in basic filling recipe, and increase the butter to 3 tablespoons. Cook in the same manner as the basic filling.



Eggnog Cream Pie

Stir in 1/4 tsp. nutmeg into the basic mixture. Sprinkle a small amount of nutmeg on the whipped cream.

IMPOSSIBLE BUTTERMILK PIE

1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. Bisquick
1/3 c. butter or margarine,
melted
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease pie plate. Beat all ingredi-
ents until smooth. Pour into pie plate. Bake until knife
inserted comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Serve with fresh
fruit if desired.

Strawberry Pie

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cup water

1 ( 3oz) pkg strawberry gelatin

1 qt sliced strawberries

4 Tblsp cornstarch

Cook sugar, cornstarch and water and stir until mixture is clear. Add gelatin. Let mixture cool. Add strawberries. Pour into baked pie shell. Chill until set. Makes 2- 9 in pie or 1 deep dish pie

Chill until ready to serve

Coconut / Pineapple Pie

3 eggs

1 cup flaked coconut

1 cup crushed undrained pineapple

1 1/2 cups sugar

3/4 stick melted margarine

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients together and pour into an unbaked 9 inch pie shell. Bake about 50 minutes or until center is set