Egg Custard Pie

Submitted by KittyKitty

"To avoid soills, place pastry on oven rack first, then pour in custard."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 9 inch pie

ingredients

• 1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 1⁄4 cups milk
• additional ground nutmeg

directions

1. Bake pastry shell at 400F for 5 minutes, let cool.
2. Combine eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, beat until blended. Gradually stir in milk, mix well. Pour filling into pastry shell, sprinkle with nutmeg.
3. Bake at 400F for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 325F and bake an additional 35 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.Cool to room temp before serving . Store in fridge.