Baked Custard

Ingredients

2 cups (500 mL) milk
4 eggs
1/3 cup (75 mL) sugar
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
sprinkle ground nutmeg

Directions

In a saucepan, heat milk to scalding, until tiny bubbles appear around edge.

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar and salt until blended. Stir some of the hot milk into egg mixture. Slowly stir mixture back into remaining milk. Stir in vanilla.

Place six custard cups in a 13 x 9 x2 (3.5 L) baking pan. Pour custard into cups, using a fine mesh strainer, if available. Sprinkle tops with nutmeg. Set baking pan on rack in oven. Pour very hot water into pan to within 1/2 inch (1 cm) of top of custard. Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Bake for 40 minutes or until a knife inserted near custard centres comes out clean. Serve warm or cold.
 

Makes: 6 servings

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes.