Domestic Bliss…In the Kitchen

Three cheers to Garden Goose for orchestrating the Farmgirl Blog-A-Thon. It’s great to connect with other farmgirls, wannabes (like me) and the real deal.

I was too distracted with UFO sightings and Midwest earthquakes to check until this evening. But this week’s theme is fantastic: Domestic Bliss – In the Kitchen. It should be right up my alley. I live in my kitchen (when I’m not watching American Idol).

The kitchen is where I wind down at the end of the day. Where I find comfort (too often of late) in rich family recipes. It’s where I can experiment and create, then see the final results on the faces of my husband, children and good friends.

Tonight, I’ll share one of my favorite farm-style recipes: Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie. It’s one of Hoosier Outsider’s favorites.

I have to admit, before I had one prepped by the iFarmer’s cousin, I didn’t like the translucent store-bought versions I’d had before.

But this recipe has always been a big hit, even when you pour it into a pre-made crust.

Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie
(to fill one 9-inch pie crust)

1 cup heavy cream
1 cup half-and-half
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
3 tbls unsalted butter, cut into dots
1/4 tsp fresh grated nutmeg (must be fresh)

Preheat oven to 425.
Whisk cream, half/half, sugar and flour in medium bowl.
Pour filling into pie shell.
Dot with butter. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
Bake 15 minutes.
Remove, reduce temp to 350. [This is important] Wrap crust edges with foil.
Bake 45 minutes.
Cool on rack for 10 mins.
Serve up to smiley family and/or guests.

I’ve never had to throw an ounce of this away!

The photo is of the recipe in one of my old notebooks. I used to get tons of these for Christmas. Apparently, I’m tricky to buy for. Anyway, I finally found a good use for them…besides re-gifting…I use them to write down recipes and paste in recipes I find in newspapers and magazines. I only paste in recipes that are worthy…that have passed a preparation and taste test.