Macadamia Nut Cream Pie by www.country-cooking.com
1 1/3 c Milk
3/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Chopped macadamia nuts
ds Salt
1 ts Vanilla
1 Egg
5 ts Cornstarch
2 Egg whites
1 9 inch baking pie shell
1 c Heavy cream, whipped
In a saucepan, combine 1 cup of the milk, 1/4 cup of the sugar, 1/4 cup of
the nuts, the salt and the vanilla; scald. Mix the remaining 1/3 cup milk
with egg and cornstarch. Thoroughly stir some of hot mixture into egg
mixture; return all to saucepan. Cook 5 more minutes, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens. Cool 1 hour. Beat egg whites until soft peaks
form; fold carefully into cooled mixture. Pour into pie shell; chill.
Before serving, top with sweeteded whipped cream and remaining 1/4 cup
nuts. Makes 8 servings.
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