Description:

A very rich pie

Source:

mhb from nj

Serves/Makes:1 nine inch pie

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) butter
• 2 cups (475 ml) sugar
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) flour
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) yellow corn meal
• 5 well beaten eggs
• 1 cup (225 ml) milk
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• Rich pastry shell:
• 1 cup (225 ml) of sifted all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) baking powder
• 6 tbsp (90 ml) butter
• 3 to 4 tbsp (60 ml) milk

Preparation

• For filling:
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in flour and cornmeal.
• Add eggs, milk, lemon juice and vanilla; beat well.
• For pastry shell:
• Sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
• Cut in butter till size of small peas.
• Gradually add milk, mixing till dough can be formed into a ball.
• Flour a board and roll out and fit into a 9 inch pie plate.
• Crimp edges high.
• Pour filling into the pie crust and bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) until knife inserted in center of pie comes out clean; about 55 minutes.

Comments

Adapted from BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS ENCYCLOPEDIA of COOKING.