Papaya Custard

Photo: flickr user snowpea&bokchoi

Ingredients

2 mediums Papayas, peeled, seeded, halved & chopped

3 tablespoons Butter

2 tablespoons Dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons Brandy

6 Butter cookies

8 Egg yolks

6 whl eggs

2 1/2 cups Milk

1/2 cup Sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). In a skillet, melt the butter and add the chopped papaya. Sprinkle with brown sugar and brandy. Saute until the papaya is very soft. Remove from heat and cool. Place in the container of a blender and puree. Crumble the butter cookies and stir into the papaya mixture. Spoon into the bottom of a 8 inch square baking pan. In a medium-sized bowl, beat the egg yolks and whole eggs until slightly thickened.