Maple custard pie

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupMaple sugar; packed -or- light brown sugar plus \"Mapeline\" (maple extract)
2tablespoonsButter
cupMilk; scalded
1tablespoonCornstarch
½cupCold milk
3Eggs; slightly beaten
½teaspoonSalt
19-inch unbaked pie crust
Nutmeg to taste

Directions

This pie is unusually good and is really very simple. Though it goes back to early New England, if you make this your children will think you are way ahead of the times.

Heat the maple sugar and butter until they bubble. Add the scalded milk and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Mix in the cornstarch, cold milk, eggs, and salt. Pour into the unbaked pie shell and sprinkle a bit of nutmeg on top. Bake at 450ø for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350ø and continue to bake 25 minutes longer or until a table knife inserted in the center of the pie comes out clean.

From <The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .