Baked Custard

A holiday favorite.

20 minutes to prepare, 40 minutes to cook

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Janice T. Watlington

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Ingredients

• 3 Eggs beaten
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 1/4 tsp. Salt
• 2 cups Milk scalded
• 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg ground

Directions

Bring milk to a boil briefly to scald it. Let cool.

For richer custard, Mama used 1 cup condensed milk and 1 cup plain milk.

Combine eggs, sugar, and salt. Slowly add scalded milk and vanilla and mix well. Pour into four or six greased custard cups. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

Bake in a pan of hot water in preheated oven at 325 deg. F for thirty to forty minutes, or until mixture doesn't adhere to knife when inserted.