Baked Custard
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 11:27pm

Ingredients




3 slightly beaten eggs
2 cups milk, scalded
1/4 cup white or brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

1 Combine eggs, sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Slowly stir in slightly cooled milk and vanilla. Fill six 5-ounce custard cups; set in shallow pan on oven rack. Pour hot water into pan, 1 inch deep. 2 Bake at 325 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes, or until knife inserted off- center comes out clean. Serve warm or chilled. To unmold chilled custard, first loosen edge; then slip point of knife down side to let air in. Invert. 3 For one large custard, bake in 1 quart casserole about 60 minutes.