Grandma's Old Fashioned Custard Pie
1 unbaked pie shell (I use Marie Callendar's deep
dish)
3 large eggs
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
2-2/3 cups of milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Beat your eggs slightly, then add sugar, salt, nutmeg,
and milk. Beat well and pour into the unbaked pie shell. Bake for 35 to 40
minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Sprinkle the top of pie with fresh ground
nutmeg and serve.
Variation of same recipe
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
3 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 egg white
2 1/2 cups scalded milk
1/4 teaspoonground nutmeg
3 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix together eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Stir
well. Blend in the scalded milk. For more yellow color, add few drops yellow
food coloring.
Line pie pan with pastry, and brush inside bottom and sides
of shell with egg white to help prevent a soggy crust. Pour custard
mixture into pie crust. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted near center comes out
clean. Cool on rack.
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