VELVET CUSTARD PIE 
Unbaked 9 inch pie shell
4 eggs
Scant 2/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg (whole nutmeg grated is even better)
2 2/3 c. liquid (1/2 cream, 1/2 milk)
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line pie plate with pastry. Beat eggs with rotary beater; thoroughly blend. Add sugar, salt, nutmeg, liquid and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Pour into pastry lined plate. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Bake until knife inserted in filling one inch from pastry edge comes out clean (30 to 35 minutes).

 

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