Baked Custard

Baked custard

https://www.thespruceeats.com/easy-old-fashioned-baked-custard-3059894

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• Pinch of nutmeg, freshly grated if possible
• Hot water, for baking custards
• Fresh raspberries, garnish
• Mint leaves, garnish

Directions

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Heat the oven to 325 F. Place four 6-ounce custard cups (ramekins) in a large baking pan.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, salt, and sugar.
4. Divide the custard mixture evenly among the custard cups.
5. Fill the pan with hot water to a depth almost even to the top of the custard cups. Sprinkle each serving with nutmeg.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 55 minutes (depending on the depth of the baking dish), or until the custard is set. A knife inserted in the center should come out clean, and the custard should still have a slight jiggle in the center.
7. Garnish with raspberries and mint, if desired. Serve immediately or chill until cold. Enjoy.

Tips

• Don't skip the step of cooking this custard in a bain marie; it creates a gentle heat around the custards and results in a uniform cooking process, preventing the eggs from curdling.
• If you want a thicker custard, you can use 3 eggs instead of 2.
• Some recipes call for warming or scalding the milk before adding it to the other ingredients, which makes for a smoother texture. If you do this, slowly add just 1 cup of the hot milk to the eggs to temper the mixture and prevent the eggs from cooking.