Description

This recipe brings back wonderful memories of Grandma's kitchen. Custard Pie is always such a comforting dessert. It's a great dessert to have at holiday time.

Ingredients

• pastry for 9 inch single-crust pie
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/2 c. milk
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 t. ground nutmeg
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1 t. almond extract
• 1/2 t. salt

Steps

1. Unroll pastry sheet into a 9 inch pie plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack 10-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove foil and weights; bake 3-6 minutes longer or until bottom is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
3. In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Whisk in remaining ingredients until blended. Pour into crust. Cover edges with foil. Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.