Old Fashioned Milk Pie

This is the same recipe that I have from my Grandmother. She's 93 and calls this "Depression Pie", because it doesn't use a lot of sugar(which was rationed)The only difference is that her recipe calls for butter- the size of a walnut.I've made it without the butter and it's still very good. This pie is not as heavy and or as sweet as a sugar cream pie which is why my family loves it and it is delisious!!! Try it, you won't be dissapointed. (added thought) I always warm my cream in the microwave first and I bake the pie 45 min to 1 hour. The filling "looks" runny, but sets up as it cools. Maybe these two added thoughts will help those of you who try it in the future.

Turned out perfect. I used heavy whipping cream and a little over 1 cup of sugars mixed with 1/4 cup brown 3/4 cup white. I used cake flour 1/4 cup. I used egg beater to lightly mix with 1/8 teaspoon salt in bowl and poured into pie crust then poured cold heavy whipping cream over top making sure to coat completely ( over 1/2 cup cream at minimum). I sprinkled lots of nutmeg across entire pie and lastly poured cold whole milk until it felt heavy and full. Baked 400 degrees for 15 minutes then lowered to 350 and cooked for 55 minutes resulting in a perfect custard..ish texture with creamy sweetness and crispy crust.

DH got talking yesterday (Thanksgiving) about the milk pie his paternal grandma used to make and how much he liked it. His mom said she'd eaten it but had never made it and didn't have a recipe. I made this for dessert tonight and told DH we were having a dessert experiment, since I couldn't tell from reading the reviews how it would turn out. I mixed the sugars, flour and salt with my fingers in the crust, as I was supposed to. I warmed the cream as one reviewer mentioned, and I stirred the milk and cream and dry ingredients together in the crust, also as someone mentioned. After the baking time was done I turned off my oven but left the pie in the oven as it cooled down. I admit to being surprised that it "set up" so much. I showed it DH and finally told him what it was and he said it looked exactly like what his grandma used to make. After an hour chilling in the fridge we cut into it, and DH was thrilled. He said it was just what he remembered and has now eaten three pieces. For me the flavor is a little underwhelming, but I made this for DH, and he's very happy with it.

Exactly how Grandma made it. Delicious. Everybody in the family loves it. Great for dessert or with coffee for breakfast.

Made 2. Was all gone the next day. Will make again. My Family loved. Thank you