Due to popular demand! Butterscotch Meringue Pie

Served this when friends came over for a meal last night. It was one of the first recipes I remember my (future) Mother in law cooking for us. Enjoy!

Butterscotch Meringue Pie


Shortcrust pastry to line an 8"  deep pie dish.

Bake on Gas 5 for 15-20 minutes until sealed

Meanwhile make butterscotch filling:

Butterscotch Filling

2oz butter
4oz dark brown muscovado sugar
1/4pt boiling water
2 level Tbsp cornflour
1 level Tbsp plain flour
1/2 pt milk
2 egg yolks
2 drops vanilla essence

Meringue

2 egg whites
4oz sugar (1 use a 3oz white, 1oz brown mix)

Melt butter in saucepan until frothy
Add sugar and stir until browny and gloopy
Boil gently for 2-3 minutes, keep stirring.
Remove from heat and stir in boiling water, there will be hissing and splattering!
Mix together cornflour,flour and vanilla essence in a bowl with the milk.
Pour into saucepan with the brown sugar mixture.
Stir over gentle heat until it starts to thicken.
Remove from heat, add egg yolks
Cook gently for 1 minute.

Pour into pastry case.

Whisk egg whites until stiff
Whisk in most of the sugar, stirring the remaining sugar in with a metal spoon.

Pile on top of pie filling.

Bake  for 20-25 minutes ish on Gas 4

This is delicious hot or cold.