Old Fashioned Egg Custard Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 eggs, beaten
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 c. milk, scalded
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
ground nutmeg

Preparation

Combine eggs and sugar; beating well.
Add salt, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.
Gradually add scalded milk, stirring constantly.
Pour mixture into pie shell; sprinkle with additional nutmeg.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 325\u00b0 and bake an additional 25 minutes, or until a knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean.
Cool thoroughly before serving.