Browned Butterscotch Pie
1 pre-baked 9-inch pie shell
1 1/4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups milk, scalded
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream topping
Set out pie shell. In a large, heavy saucepan, combine 1/2 cup of the brown
sugar and the water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and continue cooking for
about 3 1/2 minutes or until mixture is thick and bubbly. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs until frothy. Add the flour and blend
until smooth. Add the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and blend. Slowly add the
scalded milk, stirring constantly.
Over low heat, reheat the sugar-water mixture until liquefied again. Pour the
milk-egg mixture into it, stirring with a rubber spatula all the time. Cook over
medium-low heat until mixture bubbles up and is very thick, 3 to 5 minutes.
Add salt, butter and vanilla extract. Let cool for 15 minutes, then pour into
baked shell. Chill in refrigerator. Frost the pie with the whipped cream
topping.