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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Peanut Butter Pie Recipe by Ruth Paget

Peanut Butter Pie Recipe by Ruth Paget 

Serves 6 

Ingredients: 

-2 cups milk 

-1 cup soft breadcrumbs 

-1/2 cup light cream separated into two ¼ cup portions 

-1/2 cup peanut butter 

-1 beaten egg 

-1/4 cup sugar 

-1 teaspoon salt 

-1 teaspoon vanilla 

-1 cup whipped cream 

Steps: 

1-Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 

2-Scald 2 cups milk. Add 1 cup soft breadcrumbs to the milk. Let breadcrumbs and milk stand for 15 minutes. 

3-Add ¼ cup cream to the peanut butter and stir. Add another ¼ cup cream to the peanut butter and beat until smooth. Add peanut butter mixture to the breadcrumb mixture and thoroughly blend. 

4-Combine egg, sugar, salt, and vanilla and mix. Add egg mixture to the peanut butter-breadcrumb mixture and thoroughly blend. 

5-Place batter in greased custard cups. Set custard cups in a pan of warm water with water coming up halfway on the custard cups. 

6-Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Be careful when removing pan as the water is very hot. 

7-Let cool on a rack. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream. 

Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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