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Spiked with nutmeg and cardamom, lusciously creamy egg custard is enveloped in a tasty sweet pastry in these Custard Pies.

Easy Custard Pies with Cardamom and Nutmeg

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Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 6 custard pies
Author: Shashi
Spiked with nutmeg and cardamom, lusciously creamy egg custard is enveloped in a tasty sweet pastry in these Custard Pies.

Ingredients

For pie shells

  • 1/3 cup plain flour plus extra for dusting
  • 2 tbsp almond meal
  • 1/2 cup chilled salted butter grated
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp of a beaten egg
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

For custard

  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 2/3 cup castor sugar
  • 1/8 tsp cardamom
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

  • Simply mix flour, sugar, almond meal, cinnamon together.
  • Grate in some butter, add in some egg and mix the dough up, using your fingers.
  • Wrap the dough plastic and let dough chill for at least 30 minutes.
  • Then unwrap and place on a well floured surface.
  • Then, cup out discs large enough to line the bottom of a muffin tray with a bit extra to overlap the sides of the muffin cups. After the 6 muffin cups have been lined, set muffin tray back in the fridge while the custard is being made.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • Make the custard by warming the milk.
  • Then mix the eggs, sugar, and cardamom together well until creamy - then pour in the milk, while mixing well.
  • Pour into the pie shells, sprinkle a bit of nutmeg on top.
  • Lower oven temp to 350 degrees and bake for 22-25 minutes until the custard is done.
  • After baking, remove from oven and let cool on the counter.
  • Then serve with fresh whipped cream.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 156mg | Sodium: 186mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g
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