Peach Cream Pie

Ingredients

• pastry for pie crust
• canned peaches
• syrup
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• cold milk
• 2 egg whites
• vanilla or almond extract
• powdered sugar

Method

1. 1 Line a deep pie tin with pastry and fill two-thirds full with canned peaches cooked briefly in boiling syrup.
2. 2 Cover with a thick crust without pinching edges. Bake until cool, then remove the top crust.
3. 3 Boil milk. Mix sugar and cornstarch with cold milk, then stir into hot milk until smooth and thick.
4. 4 Remove from heat, stir in beaten egg whites and vanilla or almond extract. Cool the mixture.
5. 5 Pour cream over peaches, replace top crust, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve.