Baked Custard

Description: This was my favorite dessert that my grandmother used to make and my family loves it too. We always serve it cold and as it has a long oven time we usually have it in the fall/winter. Recipe source: local newspaper.

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Combine eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla in a bowl, mixing until smooth.
3. Pour into six ramekin dishes or custard cups.
4. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
5. In a large baking dish filled half-way up with water, place custard cups.
6. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until knife comes out clean when inserted into middle of one of the custards.
7. Refrigerate until serving time.