Baked Egg Custard

Submitted by: aLyStEr...

Ingredients:

4 Eggs
1/2 cup Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/4 tsp Salt
sprinkle Cinnamon or Nutmeg
3 cups Milk, heated until very hot

Method:

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

- In medium bowl, beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt until well blended. Stir in hot milk. Place a 1 1/2 quart casserole in a large baking pan. Pour egg mixture into casserole. Sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon. Place baking pan on rack in preheated oven and pour very hot water into pan to within 1/2 inch of the top of the custard.

- Bake until a knife inserted near the centre comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes.

- Remove promptly from hot water and cool on wire rack about 5 to 10 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.

Recipe added or updated on: April, 2006.