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Mom's Custard Pie

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 unbaked (9 inch) pie shell (chilled)
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Scald milk in double-boiler or microwave. If microwave, make sure container is only half full. Make rest of recipe by hand, not in a mixer.

  • Step 2: In separate bowl, whisk eggs a little, then add sugar and salt and stir. Temper egg mixture with a little scalded milk. (To temper, add a small amount of hot milk to eggs, stirring constantly. Repeat until eggs have heated enough to add milk.)

  • Step 3: Add scalded milk, stirring constantly so eggs don't cook. Stir in vanilla and nutmeg and pour into chilled pie shell.

  • Step 4: Bake 25-30 minutes or until all but about an inch in the center is set. Be careful not to overcook. Cool completely before cutting.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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