Barnstable Clam Pie

Name: Barnstable Clam Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 dozen clam (Or enough more to make 2 cups clam meat. I used 2 10-ounce cans of minced baby clams, as I don't hav); 1/4 cup clam juice; 1 tablespoon butter; 1/2 cup cracker crumb; 1 egg, well beaten; 1 cup milk; salt and pepper; 2 pie crusts (either your own recipe or store bought)

Submitted by Molly53

"A little bit of Old Cape Cod from the New England chapter of the US Regional Cookbook, Chicago Culinary Arts Institute, 1947."

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 dozen clam (Or enough more to make 2 cups clam meat. I used 2 10-ounce cans of minced baby clams, as I don't hav)
¹⁄₄ cup clam juice
1 tablespoon butter
¹⁄₂ cup cracker crumb
1 egg, well beaten
1 cup milk
salt and pepper
2 pie crusts (either your own recipe or store bought)

directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Steam the clams and strain the juice, saving 1/4 cup.
Remove the clams from the shells and chop finely.
Combine the rest of the ingredients and pour into a deep pie shell and cover with upper crust.
Seal all around and pierce the top with a fork.
Bake for approximately one hour.
Serve very hot.