Pies Recipe ⊷ Butter Bean Custard Pie

A great bean pie!

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter beans
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup butter, melted and cooled
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon half-and-half cream
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

Cooking Directions

1. Soak the beans in the water overnight. The next morning, take the hull off beans. Place beans in a saucepan and add water to cover. Do not add seasoning. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and cook until beans are very tender, about 1 hour. Drain; when they have cooled slightly, mash beans.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Combine sugar, flour, butter, vanilla, eggs, and salt. Mix well. Stir in mashed beans; add cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cream.
4. Pour into a pie shell. Bake until a knife inserted near the center of the pie comes out clean, 30 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool completely before serving. Store pie in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

• calories407.8
• carbohydrateContent65.5 g
• cholesterolContent61.8 mg
• fatContent14.5 g
• fiberContent1.9 g
• proteinContent4.6 g
• saturatedFatContent5.9 g
• sodiumContent290.8 mg
• sugarContent50.6 g