Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 and place a rack in the center of the oven.

Step 2

Line a deep dish pie plate with a crust (make your own or use a refrigerated pie crust, see note section). Then set the pie plate aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, mix the sugar, flour and salt until evenly blended. Use a whisk to make sure that lumps are broken down. Add the 2 cups of whipping cream and mix well but do not whip or beat.

Step 4

In a separate smaller bowl, mix the half and half, egg yolks and vanilla together well. (Use a whisk but do not whip or beat).

Step 5

Then, pour the egg yolk mixture into the sugar mixture and blend together well - do not beat.

Step 6

Pour the mixture into the pie shell and dot the butter pieces around evenly on top of the pie

Step 7

Sprinkle the top of the pie with cinnamon

Step 8

Bake at 350 “Until it bubbles through for 10 minutes” (in a regular oven - about an hour, but check the pie by wiggling the edge of the pie plate - if the pie is still loose in the center, it isn’t quite done - as soon as it no longer loosely and sloppily jiggles, it is done - it will still be jiggly like Santa's tummy in the center).