Old fashioned baked custard recipe

Old-Fashioned Baked Custard recipe

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This old-fashioned baked custard recipe is a timeless dessert that never fails to delight. With its smooth and creamy texture, this custard is the perfect balance of sweetness and richness. Made with simple ingredients like eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla, it is easy to prepare and requires minimal effort. The custard is baked to perfection, resulting in a golden-brown top and a velvety interior. Indulge in a classic treat that will transport you back to simpler times.

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Old fashioned baked custard recipe details

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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

Instructions:

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.

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.