Date Custard Pie Recipes

DATE CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Cook dates with milk 20 minutes in double boiler; Strain, rub through sieve, and add eggs, salt and a few gratings of nutmeg.
• Line plate with Plain Pastry and build up a fluted rim; Pour filling into crust.
• Bake 10 minutes in hot oven (450F), then reduce heat to moderate (350F), and bake until firm when tested with silver knife.

DATE PIE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 grease and flour a 9" pie dish with the butter and 1 tsp flour combine sugar, 3 tbsp flour and baking powder in a small dish, set aside put dates and remaining flour in a small bowl, stirring to coat.
• add walnuts, set aside in a medium bowl add eggs and beat well stir in date mixture, stir in flour/sugar mixture until well combined pour into prepared pie dish and bake 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean serve warm or at room temperature.

OLD FASHIONED CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large bowl whisk together eggs, sugar and salt.
• Slowly whisk in scalded milk a little at a time to prevent cooking the egg mixture.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour, through a sieve, into the unbaked pie shell.
• Sprinkle top with ground nutmeg.
• Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Filling will look wobbly but will set up as it cools.
• Chill thoroughly and serve with whipped cream.

CREAMY RAISIN DATE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a small bowl combine raisins,dates,brandy and water.
• Microwave on high for 1 minute to soften the raisins.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sour cream,sugar, eggs,vanilla extract,salt, nutmeg and cornstarch.
• Add the raisin date mixture and stir to combine.
• Pour into the graham cracker piecrust.
• Bake in your oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for another 30 minutes or until center is set.
• Remove pie to wire rack if you have one.
• Let cool.
• Serve warm.

SOUR CREAM DATE PIE

Steps:

• Combine sour cream, sugar, salt, nutmeg, eggs, and brandy.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add the dates and nuts and blend well.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Bake in a 425 degree F.
• oven for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 325 degrees F.
• and continue baking for 25 minutes, or until firm.