Custard Pie
From chacha 15 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 1
If you like homemade custard, then I think you'll like this pie.
Ingredients
- Pastry for a single 9 inch pie pan shopping list
- 4 eggs, beaten shopping list
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- a pinch of salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 egg white, gently whisked shopping list
- 2-1/2 cups whole milk, scalded shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg shopping list
- 1 drop of yellow food coloring (optional) shopping list
- For a more intense yellow color, add a drop of yellow food coloring. shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
- Mix eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla together.
- Stir well.
- Blend in the scalded milk.
- Line pie pan with pastry and brush inside bottom and sides of shell with gently beaten egg white to help prevent a wet crust.
- Pour custard mixture into pie shell.
- Sprinkle with nutmeg.
- Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool on rack.
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hungrybear
in Miner loved it
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Sounds wonderful - thanks for the post.
valinkenmore
in Malott loved it
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I love your recipe and I have just added a custard pie of my own with raisins. HIGH 5. Oh, thanks for joining my group, Pies, Tarts and Quiches.
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