Egg Custard Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) pastry shell, unbaked
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 1/4 c. milk
additional ground nutmeg

Preparation

Bake pastry shell at 400\u00b0 for 5 minutes.
Let cool.
Combine eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg; beat until blended. Gradually stir in milk and mix well.
Pour filling into pastry shell; sprinkle with additional nutmeg.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 325\u00b0 and bake an additional 35 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool to room temperature.
Store in refrigerator.