Peanut Butter Pie

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette-Cindy Kimea

Categories: cheesecake, cobbler, pies, tarts

Ingredients

  • Peanut Butter crumb:
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup 6 Tbsp. sugar, divided use
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix together the peanut butter and confectioners’ sugar until crumbly. Pour 2/3 of the mixture into bottom of baked pie shell. Set the remaining mixture aside.
  3. Combine the 1/4 cup sugar, milk, egg yolks, salt, cornstarch and flour in a saucepan and cook until thick, then, stirring constantly, boil one minute. Add vanilla. Pour over crumb mixture.
  4. Beat the egg whites, cream of tartar and remaining sugar until stiff peaks form. Spoon meringue on hot filling, sealing it to edge of pastry. Top with the reserved crumb mixture.
  5. Bake pie at 350 degrees 9 to 12 minutes, until meringue is golden brown.

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