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Egg Custard Pie

This quick recipe includes five basic ingredients that you probably already have on hand.

by Our State Staff

Egg Custard Pie

Ingredients:

  • ¾ stick margarine
  • 2½ cups milk
  • 6 large eggs, well-beaten
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 10-inch unbaked pie shell

Directions:

Melt margarine in milk over low heat. Add beaten eggs to sugar; stir in vanilla. Turn sugar mixture into milk mixture. Blend well over low heat. Turn custard into pie shell. Bake at 375º for 20 minutes, or until custard is set.

This article and recipes by Edie Low first appeared in the March 1992 issue of The State.

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This story was published on Jul 01, 2011

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