Custard Pie

Oh what to say about custard pie...... This is probably the fastest disappearing pie in this house, most of the time my family has this pie gone in less than a day. 

 I have used the same recipe from one of my amish cookbooks, when you find something that works, you stick with it.

Today, custards are used as filling in pies and tarts, and as individual dishes. Ideally a custard pie should be light and delicate, but still have good body. Custards can be made in two ways: baked or stirred upon the stove, but most custard pie recipes call for baking. The eggs in custard mixtures, when cooked, turn from liquid to solid. If cooked over excessive heat, the eggs will curdle, which is extremely undesirable. Curdling can be prevented by using lower temperatures and stirring. As such, making true custard pie is a very delicate process.

I stick to the recipe when making custard pie, although i have been known to alter, switch up, change......(you get the picture) recipes, custard pie does not like change :)

Heat the milk till hot but don't let it boil.

Recipe as shown above, Directions: preheat oven to 400 degrees
separate eggs, mix egg yolks, sugars, flour, salt & vanilla, add heated milk just a bit at a time for a nice smooth texture, beat egg whites and fold into egg yolk mixture, pour into unbaked crust.
bake at 400 for 10 min, then turn oven down to 325 and bake an additional 20 min. 
It will seem like its not done but i always take it out after 20 minutes and after it cools it will be good.

 Yes i cheated again and used a store bought pie crust :)

 Before going in the oven

.........out of the oven.

fun custard pie facts:

The American billionaire Bill Gates was once filmed being struck in the face with a custard pie while attending a conference.^[5] The attackers, who described themselves as 'pie terrorists', were later fined.^[6]

The World Custard Pie Throwing Championships take place annually in the village of Coxheath in Kent, England.

SO GOOD FOR THE TASTE BUDS!!





ENJOY!
Rose