Brandy Custard Pie With Puff Pastry

Ingredients

• 1 pint milk
• ¼ pint heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons water
• 5 egg yolks
• powdered sugar to taste
• freshly grated nutmeg
• lemon peel
• ¼ cup brandy
• 5 egg whites
• puff pastry for pie dish

Method

1. 1 Boil milk and cream in a saucepan.
2. 2 Mix flour and water until smooth, then stir into the hot milk mixture. Cook until thick enough to support an egg.
3. 3 Remove from heat. Stir in egg yolks, sugar, nutmeg, lemon peel, and brandy.
4. 4 Whip egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into the custard mixture.
5. 5 Pour into a pie dish lined with puff pastry. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.