Baked Custard

Name: Baked Custard
Ingredients: 6 large eggs; 1 cup fine sugar; 3 cups milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla essence; ground nutmeg

6 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

6 large eggs
1 cup fine sugar
3 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
ground nutmeg

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 180°C Brush an 8 cup capacity oven-proof dish with melted butter.
2

Whisk all ingredients, except nutmeg, together for one minute.
3

Pour into prepared dish.
4

Place filled dish into a shallow baking dish and pour hot water into baking dish to come halfway up the side of filled dish.
5

Place on oven shelf and sprinkle with nutmeg.
6

Bake for 20 minutes then reduce heat to 160C and bake for 40 minutes or until custard is set and a sharp knife comes out clean when inserted.
7

Remove dish from water.
8

Serve hot, warm or cold.
9

Temperature conversion is 180C = 350F. 160C = 325F.