Baked Custard

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup fine sugar
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c brush an 8 cup capacity oven-proof dish with melted butter.
• 2 whisk all ingredients, except nutmeg, together for one minute.
• 3 pour into prepared dish.
• 4 place filled dish into a shallow baking dish and pour hot water into baking dish to come halfway up the side of filled dish.
• 5 place on oven shelf and sprinkle with nutmeg.
• 6 bake for 20 minutes then reduce heat to 160c and bake for 40 minutes or until custard is set and a sharp knife comes out clean when inserted.
• 7 remove dish from water.
• 8 serve hot, warm or cold.
• 9 temperature conversion is 180c = 350f. 160c = 325f.