Baked Custard
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Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup (120 g) white granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 quart (946 ml) milk
- butter or shortening
Method
- Beat the eggs, the sugar, the salt, and the vanilla together.
- Scald the milk and add it very slowly, stirring constantly (see tempering).
- Pour the mixture into a greased or buttered baking dish or several small greased heat-proof molds.
- Place the baking dish or the molds in a pan of water in a slow oven (300–325°F / 150–160°C) and bake for between 30 and 40 minutes.
- Test if the custard is cooked with a knife, which will come out clean when the custard is thoroughly baked.
Video
Video by AliciaLynn, hosted on YouTube. The video may show different brands or ingredients – follow the gluten-free ingredient list on this page.
Recipe source: Wikibooks Cookbook · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikibooks contributors (history) · Wiki markup removed and reformatted
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