Your palate will promptly fall in love with its first taste of Butterscotch Custard Pie. Sultry, seductive and sinfully good, it really is a wholesome, simply and comforting pie. With roots in England and France, this has become a wonderful staple of Southern cooking; a colonial creation. Top with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkling of nutmeg.
Butterscotch Custard Pie
Author: Epicurus.com Kitchens
Recipe type: Pies
Serves: 1 pie
Ingredients
- 1 Cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 Cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 unbaked pie shell
Instructions
- Beat eggs well, add sugar and milk, salt and nutmeg. Pour into unbaked pie shell.
- Bake at 450 for 10 minutes to set pastry, then reduce heat to 325 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until custard is done.
Notes
SOURCE: Grandma Hoffman's cookbook that came with her stove.