Monday, July 9, 2007

Maine Cream Pie

5 C milk
5 egg yolks
5 heaping T cornstarch (not too big)
1 C sugar

Whisk together then put on medium heat until it bubbles (not hard boil). Cook 1 min, while bubbling then take off heat and add a dash of salt and 1-1 ½ t vanilla. Bake at 350 for 10 min. One recipe makes 2 pies.

For a chocolate cream pie, add ½ cup coco while cooking on the stove.
For coconut pie, add coconut after pie has cooked on stove

Gram Cracker Crust:
1 ½ C cracker crumbs
3 T sugar
1/3 C melted butter

Frosting

1 cube softened butter to 3-4 C powdered sugar
cream of hot milk
1 t vanilla
½-1 t cream bouquet (if you can find at a speciality store)

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