Bookish Baking: Egg Custard Tart (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

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Large Pie-Sized Tart

Ingredients:

• 1 Uncooked Pie Crust (regular 9″ size) (pre-made or homemade)
• 3/4 Cup Water
• 1/3 Cup Sugar
• 4 Large Eggs
• 1/3 Cup Sweetened Evaporated Milk
• 1/2 tsp. Clear Vanilla Extract

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray your pie pan with non-stick spray & smooth the tart or pie crust into the pan, doing your best to avoid trapping any air under the dough.
• Bake on the middle oven rack for about 10 mins or so to solidify (pre-bake) the crust.
• In a medium sauce pan bring the water & sugar to a boil until the sugar is dissolved. Remove the pot from the heat & let it cool to room temperature (about 10 mins).
• In the meantime, beat the eggs in a medium bowl. Once the sugar water has cooled, hold a fine mesh strainer over the pot & pour in the eggs. The strainer will catch any unmixed egg bits & will strain most of the bubbles. Next, whisk in the evaporated milk & the optional clear vanilla.
• Once the pie crust is sufficiently pre-baked, open the oven & slide out the oven rack that the crust is sitting on.
• Holding the strainer over the empty crust, pour in the egg mixture (if there are any little bubbles, gently scoop them off with a spoon).
• Carefully slide the rack back into the oven & bake for about 30 mins or until the egg custard is solidified & a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.