5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup half-and-half
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
Ground cinnamon or nutmeg, to taste (about ¼ teaspoon)
2. In a separate bowl, mix half-and-half with egg yolks; add to sugar mixture and mix well. Add vanilla and stir gently until creamy; do not beat.
3. Pour into pie shell and add a fine sprinkle of nutmeg or cinnamon. Bake about 1 hour, until filling is set. Serves 8.
Recipe by Jeanette Hurt, "Relish the American Table," Dec. 16, 2007.
