Maine Custard Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. milk
1 egg, separated
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
3 eggs

Preparation

Warm but don't scald milk.
Separate egg and beat the white stiffly.
Beat in sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg.
Combine egg yolk with 3 eggs.
Stir gently and pour over beaten egg white. Beat slightly, only enough to blend.
Then add warm milk, stirring until sugar seems dissolved.
Pour into unbaked pie crust and place in preheated 475\u00b0 oven and turn heat down to 425\u00b0.
Bake for 30 minutes.