Get-Well Custard

Name: Get-Well Custard
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Ingredients: 4 cups whole milk; 4 large eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Ground nutmeg

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 55 min. + chilling YIELD: 10 servings.

Whenever a friend or relative was ailing, my mother-in-law would bake this fresh custard recipe and take it along when she visited. Because she took folks this special treat so often, our family began calling it get-well custard! —Ruth Van Dyke, Traverse City, Michigan

Ingredients

4 cups whole milk
4 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ground nutmeg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, heat milk until bubbles form around sides of pan; remove from heat. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar and salt until blended but not foamy. Slowly stir in hot milk. Stir in vanilla.
2. Pour egg mixture through a strainer into a 1-1/2-qt. round baking dish; sprinkle with nutmeg. Place round baking dish in a larger baking pan. Place pan on oven rack; add very hot water to pan to within 1/2 in. of top of round baking dish. Bake until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Centers will be soft and jiggle even after chilling. Remove baking dish from water bath immediately to a wire rack; cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate until cold.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 128 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 84mg cholesterol, 130mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 0 fiber), 6g protein.

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