Rosie's Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients

1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
3 3/4 cups milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
9 piecrust
3/4 cup whipping cream

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, cut the peanut butter into the powdered sugar till crumbly. Set aside.

For the filling, in a medium or large saucepan, combine the sugar and cornstarch. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir till bubbly. Cook 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and gradually stir about 1 cup of the hot mixture into the eggs. Return all to saucepan. Cook till nearly bubbly, but do not boil. Reduce the heat. Cook and stir the mixture for 2 minutes more. Stir the butter or margarine and vanilla into the mixture.

Sprinkle the baked crust with half of the peanut butter mixture. Mound the filling on top. Cover; chill 1 hour.

In a mixing bowl, beat the whipping cream just till stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Spread whipped cream over pie. Sprinkle with remaining peanut mixture. Chill till serving time (at least 2 hours). Store leftovers in the refrigerator. Makes 8 servings. From Rosie's Diner in Rockford, MI Recipe printed in Midwest Living, April 1993