Pie Number 3- Almond Cream

This weeks pie is an almond cream pie.  Jason picked it because his grandma used to make it for him when he was little.  There was no recipe except to make it like a coconut cream without the coconut.  I thought about this and if I omit the coconut it would just be a vanilla cream pie with almonds in it.  So I decided to try a recipe I found on the Internet.  I used a recipe for the crust from Ms. Paula Dean who I believe is one of the best chefs out there.

  If you would like the full recipe just email me and I will be glad to send it to you.

I think the hardest part is the filling for this pie.  I am not sure if it will set or not.  I cooked and stirred for long after the one minute in the recipe said too, I even added a bit more corn starch.  I have it in the refrigerator now cooling hoping it will set up.  I am going to use whipped cream on the top of this pie and I am going to sprinkle some almonds on top as well.  I will let you know how he likes it.

Pie number 4 is from my Taste of Home best-loved pies book.
Page 29, Out-Of-This-World Pie.