Butter Bean Custard Pie Recipe

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.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Combine sugar flour butter vanilla eggs and salt. Mix well. Stir in mashed beans; add cloves nutmeg cinnamon and cream.

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.