Quick Egg Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 slightly beaten eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups milk, scalded
nutmeg
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell, if making pie.I use Pillsbury from the refrigerated section in the grocery

Preparation

Mix well: eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla.
SLOWLY stir in scalded milk.
Butter small baking pan (I'm sorry, I can't tell you exactly what size as I always triple this recipe for my large family).
Pour mixture into pan.
Dash nutmeg over top.
Bake at 475F for 5 minutes; Then reduce heat to 425F and bake for 10 minutes longer, or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
If making a pie, pour into 9\" pie shell. Let pie set.