Custard Pie

Submitted by GrandmaIsCooking

"Adopted Recipe. When I tried the recipe I used the suggestions in the reviews, and increased the nutmeg from the original 1/8 teaspoon to 1/4 teaspoon, and also added 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, which was not called for in the original recipe. Use more if desired."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 1⁄2 cups milk, hot
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 9 inches pie shells

directions

1. Beat eggs well in a large bowl, then add milk, salt, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.
2. Cover a baking sheet with foil and place it on center shelf of preheated 450 degree (Fahrenheit) oven.
3. Place 9 inch pie plate containing the uncooked pie shell on baking sheet and pour mixture into pie shell.
4. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes.
5. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 30-35 minutes more or until knife inserted comes out clean.

Reviews

[wytoto]

I've been looking for this recipe for years! I used to make it in Australia but since I've been here I've had no luck. The only suggestions I would make is to add more nutmeg, use a deep dish pie shell and if you put the pie shell on a cookie sheet and put it into the heated oven FIRST, then pour the mixture in you will have less spills. I almost set my smoke alarm off!

 

[kymtattrie]

One of the best custard pies I have ever had.

 

[gail7885]

Followed the recipe exactly. The custard never cooked completely. I kept adding 10 minutes to the cook time and after almost 90 minutes I gave up as the crust was over cooked. The taste was also very bland.

 

[stephanielwerner]

This pie was delicious!!! It has a nice brown top. I wasn't able to fit all the batter into the pie crust as it was overfilling, but it still turned out great.

 

[princessbride029]

This pie is delicious! The first time I made it, I overfilled it and it spilled all over the oven despite the cookie sheet under it (my cookie sheets have a bad habit of "snapping" out of shape after being heated for a little, and this made the pie lurch to the edge and spill down under the bottom burners!). I pulled out the still half-filled pie, cooled and cleaned the oven (several hours) and then finished baking the pie. It was still so good! So anyway, this time I made only half the filling and was prepared for the lurching of the cookie sheet with extra foil. The pie just came out of the oven - a little lopsided, but once again, that's my cookie sheets. My husband and I both give this pie 5 stars - we can't wait to eat the rest tomorrow! :)