Great Grandma Wharton's Butterscotch Pie

Sorry I fell off the map for a few days but I'm back.

So you think you know what butterscotch tastes like?  I did too before I made my Great Grandma's butterscotch pie.  The stuff you buy in the store that calls itself butterscotch lies.  The color is also completely different.  I am not going to make a pie today to provide a photo because it's just too darned hot and our A/C is out.  I promise to show you the finished product once it cools down a bit.

This is not a complicated recipe but make sure to read through it completely first before you get started. I found it to be a little confusing the first time.  Believe me, once you make this, you will never buy anything butterscotch "flavored" again.  Happy baking!

Great Grandma Wharton's Butterscotch Pie

Ingredients:

1 Stick of Butter
1 C. packed Light Brown Sugar
5 Tbsp. Cornstarch
3 C. Whole Milk
3 Egg Yolks (use whites for meringue if desired)
1 9" Pie Shell, baked and cooled

Combine butter and brown sugar in a large saucepan.  Cook at medium heat until thickened, foamy and caramel in color.  Be careful not to scorch it!  Set aside.

In a bowl, beat cornstarch with 1  cup of milk.  Beat in the egg yolks until well blended.

Return pan to stove and add the remaining 2 cups of milk to the brown sugar mixture.  Cook over medium high heat for a few more minutes.

Whisk about 1/2 cup of the brown sugar mixture into the egg mixture to warm up the eggs.  Pour the egg mixture into the remaining brown sugar mixture in the saucepan.  Keep cooking over medium heat until thick.  (Do not boil.)  Pour into pie shell and cool.  Top with whipped cream or meringue.

Enjoy!