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Custard: Old-Fashioned Baked Custard




Source of Recipe


Inn at Shallow Creek Farm, Orland, CA


Recipe Introduction


"Our barnyard flock of chickens, ducks and geese provides us with an abundant supply of farm-fresh eggs. We have made custard our "signature dish." It can be served plain or topped with a variety of fruits or berries. We raise a wide variety of fruits on our working farm and use these fruits in our breakfasts."




List of Ingredients




1/2 cup sugar
4 cups milk and/or cream (whatever ratio preferred from skim milk to half-and-half cream)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
5 eggs
nutmeg for top


Recipe



In oven-proof 1-1/2 quart baking dish, combine sugar and milk/cream. Scald in microwave oven for 10 minutes, stirring often to dissolve sugar. Meanwhile beat eggs in separate bowl. Add vanilla and almond extract. Slowly pour milk/cream mixture into beaten eggs. Return to 1-1/2 quart baking dish, set dish in pan of hot water and bake in oven at 325 degrees for approximately 1 hour, until silver knife inserted into center comes out clean. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Chill. Serve plain or topped with fresh fruit.