1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 eggs
3 cup milk
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 9 unbaked pie shell
Directions
Combine sugar, flour, salt and eggs and mix until smooth. Heat milk to
boiling point. Add 1 cup hot milk to egg mixture. Pour that into the
remaining hot milk.
Pour into unbaked pie shell. Sprinkle nutmeg over top. Bake at 350
degrees F. for 45-60 minutes.
Source: The Best Of Amish Cooking by Phyllis Pellman Good Submitted by
Michael Hatala, Prodigy Food & Wine Board
Servings: 1 servings
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