Recipe: Peanut Butter Pie

: My uncles friend makes this peanut butter pie that is to die for and I have never gotten the receipe. I'm counting on you Joe do you happen to have it?

: Sherrie

Peanut Butter Pie
1 baked pie crust
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour or 1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
4 eggs
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup coarsly chopped peanuts(Optional)
Meringue
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar

For filing, in saucepan combine sugar, flour or cornstarch and salt.
Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Reduce
heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove saucepan from heat.
Separate egg yolks from whites, set whites aside for meringue. Beat yolks
slightly. Gradually stir 1 cup of the hot mixture into the yolks. Return
mixture to saucepan, bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes more.
Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in peanut butter till smooth. Stir in
peanuts, if desired. Pour hot mixture into baked pastry shell.

Make Meringue for pie using the 4 reserved egg white. Spread meringue over
filling, seal to edge. Bake at 350 degree oven for 12-15 minutes. Cool
cover, chill to store

Meringue
1-In a medium mixer bowl beat the egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar
at medium speed of electric mixer until soft peaks form.
2-3 Gradually add the sugar about 1 tablespoon at a time, beating at high
speed, until mixture forms stiff, glossy peaks and sugar is dissolved.
4 Immediatly spread meringue over pie, carefully sealing edge of pastry
to prevent shrinkage.
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