Directions

To organize the pastry:

1. This pastry recipe is ample for two pie shells however the second half of the pastry is well shaped right into a flat spherical, wrapped tightly in a few layers of plastic wrap and frozen for a number of weeks till you want it.

2. Pulse the chilly butter into the flour, sugar and salt utilizing a meals processor or pastry cutter till the butter is decreased to pea sized items.

3. Take away to a big bowl. Sprinkle the water and vinegar over the floor and toss with a fork till the water is simply included into the dough. Don’t over work the dough; deal with it solely sufficient in order that the dough stays collectively.

4. Separate the dough into 2 balls and wrap in plastic. Place within the fridge to sit back properly. You possibly can freeze one for one more time.

5. Roll out right into a 12 inch spherical and place right into a 9 inch deep dish pie plate or tart pan being cautious to not stretch the dough or it is going to shrink throughout baking. Trim the surplus pastry from the sides and chill the pan for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 levels F.

6. Lay a sheet of parchment paper or aluminum foil over the pastry within the pan and fill the pan with baking weights. In the event you don’t have baking weights, dry kidney beans or rice will do in a pinch; something that may overwhelm the underside pastry in order that it doesn’t puff up. You possibly can reuse dry beans many instances for blind baking so you’ll want to save them for that function.

7. Blind bake the pastry utilizing the baking weights for about Quarter-hour, take away the baking weights and parchment paper and bake for one more 10-Quarter-hour to crisp the underside of the pie shell. Take away from oven whilst you put together the filling. Scale back oven temperature to 300 levels F.

   To organize the filling:

   1. In a small saucepan over low warmth add the whipping cream, milk, salt and vanilla pod. You wish to warmth this very slowly to nearly boiling so the total taste of the vanilla bean will get infused into the cream and milk. When heated take away the vanilla bean and put aside for a few minutes. (NOTE: In a pinch, 4 tsp of pure vanilla extract might be substituted for the vanilla bean.)

   2. Whip collectively the eggs and brown sugar very properly. Slowly whisk within the scorching milk slightly at a time; too quick and also you’ll scramble the eggs.

   3. Take away from warmth and go the cream and egg combination via a sieve into a big warmth proof measuring cup or jug.

   4. Warmth oven to 300 levels F. Place the blind baked pie shell in its pan on a baking sheet. Pour within the cream and egg combination till it has nearly reached the highest of the shell. Finely grate or sprinkle on a dusting of freshly grated nutmeg.

   5. Place the baking sheet within the oven. If in case you have slightly extra cream combination to deliver the extent to the highest of the crust, you may fastidiously pour that into the pan when it’s within the oven to keep away from spillage. It’s completely okay when you’ve got slightly of the filling combination left over, pan sizes do fluctuate.

   6. Bake for 60 -70 minutes. The highest must be pale golden brown and the middle swill nonetheless juggle slightly on the middle.

   7. Take away from the oven and let cool to nearly room temperature earlier than transferring to the fridge to chill and set fully. This can take a number of hours or in a single day. Serve with contemporary berries or seasonal fruit salad.