Italian · Dessert
Grandmother's Custard Pie
A protein-boosted reworking of the Italian nonna's egg custard pie, built on a thin butter shortcrust shell and a silky cottage-cheese-and-whey custard that trades richness for a genuinely high-protein filling without losing the nutmeg-scented, slow-baked character of the original.
$1
25 minsPrep
35 minsCook
140 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
271Calories
21.6gProtein
8.8gFat
24.9gCarbs
11.1gSugar
0.6gFiber
509mgSodium
113mgChol
4.6gSat Fat
185mgPotassium
136mgCalcium
1.4mgIron
0.7mcgVitamin B12
1.1mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.7gAlcohol
Goes well with
Chamomile Tea
local
Moscato d'Asti
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Pulse the flour and cold cubed butter in short bursts until the mixture looks like coarse breadcrumbs, then bind with a teaspoon of ice water and press into two 8cm individual tart tins; chill 20 minutes.
2
Blind bake the shells at 190°C for 10 minutes, then set aside to cool slightly.
3
Blend the lowfat cottage cheese until completely smooth and lump-free, scraping down the sides twice.
4
Whisk the egg and egg white into the blended cottage cheese, then sift in the whey protein isolate and whisk again until no clumps remain.
5
Warm the skim milk gently (do not boil) and stream it into the egg mixture while whisking constantly.
6
Stir in the sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest, grated nutmeg and salt until fully combined.
7
Pour the custard into the par-baked shells, filling almost to the rim.
8
Bake at 160°C for 22-25 minutes until the custard is just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
9
Cool to room temperature on a wire rack, then chill for at least 1 hour before slicing to serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.2 oz35g sifted all purpose flour
- 0.4 oz12g cold, cubed butter
- 3.2 oz90g blended smooth cottage cheese lowfat
- 11 egg, beaten (50g)
- 11 egg white (33g)
- 0.7 oz20g vanilla-flavoured, whisked into custard whey protein isolate
- 1.9 oz55g warmed skim milk
- 0.5 oz14g sugar white
- 0.1 oz4g vanilla extract
- 0.1 oz3g zested lemon
- 0 oz1g grated nutmeg
- 0 oz1g salt
