Baked Custard Recipe 3

Ingredients for Baked Custard

• 4 cups scalded milk
• 4 to 6 eggs
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Few gratings nutmeg

Instructions

1. Beat eggs slightly, add sugar and salt, pour on slowly scalded milk; strain in buttered mould, set in pan of hot water.
2. Sprinkle with nutmeg, and bake in slow oven until firm, which may be readily determined by running a silver knife through custard; if knife comes out clean, custard is done.
3. During baking, care must be taken that water surrounding mould does not reach boiling-point, or custard will whey.
4. Always bear in mind that eggs and milk in combination must be cooked at a low temperature.
5. For cup custards allow four eggs to four cups milk; for large moulded custard, six eggs; if less eggs are used custard is liable to crack when turned on a serving dish.