Peanut Butter Cream Pie

"Posted in reply to a message board request. This recipe is from "The I love Peanut Butter Cookbook" by William I. Kaufman (1965). I cannot vouch for the results, as I have never tried this recipe. Note: Cook Time does not include chilling time."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 9inch pie
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ingredients

  • 12 cup sugar
  • 12 cup flour
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 1 12 cups whole milk, scalded
  • 2 egg yolks, well beaten
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla
  • 12 cup smooth peanut butter (not chunky)
  • 1 cup cold whole milk
  • 1 9-inch baked pie crusts or 8 baked 3.5 inch tart shells
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directions

  • In the top of a double boiler, combine sugar, flour and salt; stir to mix well.
  • Add a small amount of scalded milk to the flour mixture; stir until smooth.
  • Add the remaining scalded milk, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Very slowly pour a small amount (about 1 to 2 Tablespoons) of the cooked mixture into the well beaten egg yolks, stirring as you pour.
  • Add the egg yolk mixture to the double boiler and cook the mixture 2 to 3 minutes longer.
  • Remove the mixture from the double boiler and allow it to cool.
  • When cooled, strain the mixture to remove any lumps.
  • Add vanilla to cooled mixture.
  • Place the peanut butter in a small bowl.
  • Add 1/2 cup cold milk to the peanut butter, whip with a rotary beater until smooth.
  • Add remaining cold milk and whip again until smooth.
  • Blend peanut butter mixture into cooled custard mixture.
  • Pour into prebaked pie or tart shells, chill well until set (at least 2 hours).
  • Pie may be topped with whipped cream before serving.

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