Cream Pie

Cream Pie

3 T. butter
3/4 c. sugar
1/3 c. (heaping) flour
1/8 t. salt
2 eggs, well beaten
2 c. whole milk, scalded
1/2 t. vanilla

Melt butter in saucepan. Remove from heat. Whisk in sugar, flour, salt, and eggs. Return to heat and slowly whisk in the scalded milk. Stir over medium to medium-high heat until thickened. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Pour into baked pie crust.

Coconut: Stir in 1 c. coconut. Toast 1/3 c. coconut and sprinkle on whipped cream before serving.

Banana: Slice 2 firm bananas. Place some in bottom of pie crust. Pour cooled filling over bananas. Add rest of bananas pushed into filling.