Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®

filipino egg pie

Recipe by
Jean Ray

Crispy crust and creamy filling. Yum.

yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For filipino egg pie

  • CRUST
  • 1/2 c
    unsalted butter
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 3/4 c
    flour
  • 4-5 Tbsp
    cold water
  • FILLING
  • 12 oz
    evaporated milk
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    sugar

How To Make filipino egg pie

  • 1
    Cut butter into flour until pea-sized. Add salt. Add cold water until a little sticky. Chill dough 15 minutes. Roll out to correct circle size and place in pie pan. Make a pretty edge.
  • 2
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Poke holes in bottom. Line with waxed paper and pour in rice to weight down. Cook 12-15 minutes.
  • 3
    Heat milk in microwave about 2 minutes. Don't boil. Separate 2 eggs, reserving whites. Add 2 whole eggs and 2 yolks to a bowl. Add sugar while stirring. Stir in scalded milk.
  • 4
    Beat egg whites with electric mixer until stiff. Fold egg whites into egg/milk/sugar mixture. Pour into pie crust.
  • 5
    Bake at 350 degrees about 15 minutes. Lower heat to 325 and bake 30-35 minutes until golden brown. Cool before serving.

Categories & Tags for Filipino Egg Pie:

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT