Recipe for peanut butter pie

Fans of peanut butter will absolutely love this deliciously creamy peanut butter pie. It is reminiscent of a peanut butter pie you may find in a small-town country restaurant. No one will be able to pass up a slice of this luscious pie.

1 cup dry milk

1/3 cup sugar

5 egg yolks (set aside egg

whites)

4 cups water

1 tablespoon butter

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups powdered sugar

1 cup creamy peanut butter

2 baked pie shells (8 or 9

inch)

whipped topping

(optional)

Mix together the first five ingredients. Cook over medium heat stiring constantly until the mixture thickens. Remove form heat; add butter and vanilla. In a small bowl, crumble together the powdered sugar and peanut butter. Spread all but 1/2 cup of the crumb mixture into the bottom of 2 baked pie shells. Pour the hot filling into the shells over the crumb mixture. Bake for 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven. After the pie cools, top with the remaining crumb mixture. Top with whipped topping if desired.