Baked Custard II
Ingredients
- 36 eggs
- 3 cup sugar, (1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 quart evaporated milk
- 3 quart boiling water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
Directions
- Beat eggs.
- Add sugar, salt and milk.
- Beat well, then add water and vanilla.
- Pour into custard cups rinsed in cold water.
- Sprinkle tops with nutmeg.
- Set cups in pan half filled with hot water.
- Bake in a moderate oven (350f) until firm or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
- Soft custard variation: beat eggs.
- Add sugar, salt and milk, beat well, then add water.
- Cook over boiling water until custard coats a metal spoon, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat at once, add vanilla and cool.
- Caramel custard variation: increase the sugar to 4 1/2 cups (2 1/2 pounds).
- Caramelize the sugar and dissolve caramel in the boiling water.
- Beat eggs, add milk, caramel syrup and flavoring.
- Then proceed as for baked or soft custard.
Other Information
Author: Evaporated Milk Association
Source: Quantity Recipes for Quality Foods (1939-01-01)
Category: Dessert
Ingredients: egg, sugar, salt, evaporated milk, water, vanilla, nutmeg
Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons
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