Custard Pie

The pie that separates experienced bakers from beginners — Amish women have made it perfectly for generations without measuring a single ingredient.

Ingredients

• 1 partially blind-baked 9-inch pie crust
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Freshly grated nutmeg

Method

1. Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla together.
2. Pour into the partially blind-baked crust and grate fresh nutmeg over the top.
3. Bake on the lowest oven rack at 350°F until the filling trembles like silk when shaken gently — about 40 minutes. Do not overbake, or it turns rubbery as it cools.

Freshly grated nutmeg is not optional here — it gives a fragrance pre-ground powder from a jar can’t match.

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