Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Custard Pie Recipe.

Ingredients:

Dough for single-crust pie
4 large eggs, room temperature
2-1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 TSP ground nutmeg
1 TSP vanilla extract
1 TSP almond extract
1/2 TSP salt

Recipe Instructions:

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8" thick circle; transfer to a 9" pie plate.
Trim crust to 1/2 in.
beyond rim of plate; flute edge.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil.
Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice.
Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 10-15 minutes.
Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer.
Cool on a wire rack.

In a large bowl, whisk eggs.
Whisk in remaining ingredients until blended.
Pour into crust.
Cover edge with foil.
Bake at 400 degrees until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.
Refrigerate leftovers.

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