Perfect Custard Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) baked pie shell
4 eggs
2/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 1/3 c. milk
1 c. heavy cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Prepare and bake pie shell; let cool completely.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
Beat eggs slightly, then add remaining ingredients and beat until well mixed.
Pour into prepared pie plate; set plate in pan of cold water.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until silver knife inserted 1 inch from edge of filling comes out clean.
The center may look a bit soft, but it will set as custard cools.
When filling is completely cool, loosen from pie plate by carefully running a small spatula around edge and shaking plate gently.
Holding custard just above far rim of pastry shell, carefully slip it into shell.