Sugar Cream Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pie shell, baked
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 -3 drops yellow food coloring
• 1/2 cup butter
• ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup sugar (less than 1/4 cup)

Recipe

• 1 mix 3/4 cup sugar, half and half, and salt in saucepan. cook to boiling point.
• 2 mix remaining sugar and cornstarch in another pan.
• 3 add boiling mixture gradually to cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly.
• 4 add vanilla, food coloring, and butter; return to heat.
• 5 cook, stirring constantly until thick.
• 6 pour in pie shell and sprinkle with nutmeg, and less than 1/4 cup sugar. just a layer of sugar for color and extra flavor.
• 7 bake at 325 degrees for around 30 minutes until the top is a nice tan, cripsy color.
• 8 set out to cool and enjoy!