Cream Pie Filling

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup crisco shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 9 -10 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 for chocolate - add 2 heaping tbls. hersheys dry cocoa and an extra 1/4 cup sugar. mix sugar, cocoa and flour before adding milk. after cooking add vanilla and butter.
• 2 for coconut - after cooking add small can of coconut, vanilla and butter .
• 3 for pineapple - after cooking add small can of crushed pineapple drained well, vanilla and butter.
• 4 for banana - after cooking add 3-4 sliced bananas, vanilla and butter.
• 5 in large mixing bowl combine sugar and flour (and cocoa).
• 6 add milk using wire whip and mix well.
• 7 cook in microwave for 2 minutes and whip.
• 8 add beaten eggs and cook for 2 minutes and whip.
• 9 cook 1 minute in microwave and whip.
• 10 (you may need to cook for another minute or two until the right consistency.)
• 11 after cooking add butter and vanilla.
• 12 cool for 30 minutes and pour into cooked pie shell.
• 13 cover filling with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• 14 when pie is chilled, top with whipping cream.
• 15 i usually make the pie the night before serving and add the whipping cream the next day.