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Martha Washington's Nutmeg Custard Pie (1770)

Created by dienia b on March 11, 2025

Step 1: Preheat oven to 425F.
Step 2: Line a 9-inch pie pan with pastry.
Step 3: Flute edge, and prick bottom and sides with fork tines.
Step 4: Bake for 7 minutes.
Step 5: Remove pie from oven.
Step 6: Reduce oven temperature to 325F.
Step 7: Meanwhile, In a medium saucepan, scald milk with bay leaf and cinnamon stick.
Step 8: In a bowl, thoroughly combine eggs with egg yolks, sugar, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and salt.
Step 9: Remove bay leaf and cinnamon stick from milk.
Step 10: Strain scalded milk over egg mixture gradually stirring like crazy to temper eggs, and mix well.
Step 11: Pour into baked pie shell.
Step 12: Bake in a slow oven until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
Step 13: Cool on a wire rack.