1 tb Butter; softened
1 9″ unbaked pie shell
2 lg Golden Delicious apples;
-cored/sliced (don’t peel)
3 Eggs
1 1/2 c Milk
1/2 c Light cream (half-and-half)
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 c Sugar; divided
1/2 ts Nutmeg, ground
1/2 ts Salt
1. Brush butter over bottom of pie shell. Arrange apple slices in pie
shell in an overlapping pinwheel design.
2. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, light cream, vanilla
and all but 2 teaspoons of the sugar.
3. Carefully spoon egg mixture over apples. Mix reserved 2 teaspoons
sugar with nutmeg and salt and sprinkle on top.
4. Place pie in a roasting pan and place in the oven. Pour enough
boiling water into the roasting pan to reach halfway up the sides of
the pie pan.
5. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 40 minutes. Reduce
temperature to 300 degrees and bake until custard is set, about 20
minutes longer.
6. Cool pie completely before cutting. Refrigerate the leftovers.
Yields
8 Servings