Egg Custard Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 1/2 c. milk
    1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
    6 large eggs
    1 c. sugar
    1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
    1/4 tsp. salt
    2 (9-inch) frozen deep-dish pie crusts
    1 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg, divided
Preparation
    Sprinkle pie crusts evenly with 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.
    Bake in a preheated 475\u00b0 oven for 2 minutes.
    Remove from oven and gently press crusts down while warm; set aside.
    Heat milk and evaporated milk in a large saucepan over medium heat.
    (Do not boil.) Process eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt with remaining 1 teaspoon nutmeg in a blender until smooth.
    Turn blender on high; add half of hot mixture in a slow, steady stream.
    Stir egg mixture into remaining hot milk mixture.
    Pour evenly into pie crusts.
    Bake at 475\u00b0 for 5 minutes.
    Reduce oven temperature to 425\u00b0 and bake 15 minutes.
    (Pie will not be set.)
    Cool on a wire rack 45 minutes. Chill.
    Yield: 2 (9-inch) pies.

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