Old-Fashioned Custard Pie
This recipe came from the best cook in West Virginia—my mother! I just added a little to her ingredients. I'm a widow, and my grown children live in another state. So mostly I make my custard pie for church and club functions. It's the most different pie of all the ones in my collection.
Ingredients
- Pastry for single-crust pie (9 inches)
- 4 large eggs
- 2-1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Reviews
When I saw this recipe it brought back memories of my childhood. My mother would make this pie often since it was a family favorite. I never found her recipe but I decided to try this one and it tastes just like the pie she made all those years ago!! The only thing I changed was that I did not add the almond extract. Everything else stayed the same. This pie is light, egg-y and delicious. 5 Stars for sure!!
Have made this pie twice since mid November. My husband loves it! It is a very easy recipe to follow. Thank you for sharing this recipe
My dearest friend complained that her custard pie did not set, and would i come over to help her, and maybe the two of us could figure it out.....we did!! Her eye sight without her glasses told her 400°, which she set at 200°!! After putting her glasses on and preheating her stove at 400°, her pie turned out PERFECT!! If your pie is still liquid, common sense MUST tell you that your stove is either broken or the pie-maker made a mistake in setting the oven, or maybe adding too much milk. This recipe is perfect! ? Thank you and have a wonderful, blessed Thanksgiving.
This pie is as easy as one can get. For those having difficulties, try recalibrating your oven. Always a hit at potlucks and very tasty. I serve with fresh whipped cream and fresh fruit in season.
Not sure why some people attempt to bake this easy and delicious pie did NOT turn out, but it came out beautifully and perfect for me. I served it with fresh whipping cream and berries...
This was a delicious pie, and relatively simple. First you bake the crust (called blind baking), then you fill with the custard and bake again, both baking processes take place at 400F.
If you can read a recipe u can make this simple pie. It's. Delicious. You ladies must not be able to read a recipe
Cooked pie exactly as directed and after 25 minutes crust was still raw and pie was sloppy mess. Left it in uncovered for 30 more minutes and seemed to solidify more. Very disappointed :(
Bake pie at 400 for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 325 and bake and additional 35 minutes or until custard is set.
i bake 20 min as instructed and the custard was not even warm yet. this recipe needs to be updated of deleted.