Old English Cream Pie Filling

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1.3 cups cornstarch 
• 3  eggs beaten
• 2 quarts milk 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 2.3 cups sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• whisk

Directions

1. In a sauce pan, combine milk and butter. Bring to a boil. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Slowly whisk 1 cup of hot milk mixture into egg mixture. Gradually whisk egg mixture back to remaining milk mixture. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Allow to cool.