Suffolk Baked Custard Recipes

BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt with wire whisk or fork. Gradually stir in milk. Pour into six 6-ounce custard cups. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Place cups in 13x9-inch pan on oven rack. Pour very hot water into pan to within 1/2 inch of tops of cups (see box, below).
• Bake about 45 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Remove cups from water. Cool about 30 minutes. Unmold and serve warm, or refrigerate and unmold before serving. Store covered in refrigerator.

OLD FASHIONED BAKED CUSTARD WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Butter six small ramekins; set aside. Heat up enough water to fill a 13 x 9 inch glass baking dish halfway. Heat milk to near boiling in the microwave or on the stovetop; set aside. Toast the coconut in a skillet; set aside to cool. Reserve one tablespoon of the coconut for garnish.
• Whisk the eggs; beat in the sugar a little at a time. Add the salt and slowly beat in the hot milk, a little at a time, so as not to scramble the eggs. Add the vanilla and all but one tablespoon of coconut.
• Pour evenly into six small ramekins. Sprinkle tops of each ramekin with a fresh grating of nutmeg. Set the ramekins in the baking dish, and slowly pour the hot water around them, up to just under the rims, taking care not to allow the water to come up over the tops.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven slowly to avoid splashing water into the ramekins and using an oven mitt, carefully remove each ramekin from the water. Sprinkle the reserved coconut over the top of each custard as a garnish. Let cool; can be served warm or cold.
• Makes 4 to 6, depending on the size ramekins used.

EASY OLD-FASHIONED BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 325 F. Place four 6-ounce custard cups (ramekins) in a large baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, salt, and sugar.
• Divide the custard mixture evenly among the custard cups.
• Fill the pan with hot water to a depth almost even to the top of the custard cups. Sprinkle each serving with nutmeg.
• 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.
• Garnish with raspberries and mint, if desired. Serve immediately or chill until cold. Enjoy.

SUFFOLK BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar together, stir in the warm milk and pour into pie (or individual) dish/es.
• Grate a little nutmeg on top of mix and bake for one hour at 250 degrees F.

BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine eggs, sugar, spices and vanilla. Blend in milk. Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Place baking dish in a cake pan in oven; add 1 in. water to pan. , Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted near middle comes out clean.

BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Fill a teakettle with water, and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine milk and vanilla bean, if using. Heat just until warm, then remove vanilla bean, and reserve for another use. If not using bean, add vanilla extract after milk is heated.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, yolks and sugar. Pour in vanilla-infused milk, whisking until smooth. Strain mixture into a pie plate of 4 to 5 cups capacity (about 9 inches in diameter). Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Place pie plate in a large shallow baking dish, and fill with boiling water to come halfway up side of pie plate. Place in oven and bake until custard is set, about 1 hour. Remove baking pan from oven, and transfer pie plate to a rack to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving. Serve while slightly warm, preferably about 30 minutes after removing from oven.

BAKED CUSTARDS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir together eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt. Gradually stir in warm soymilk.
• In 13x9-inch pan, place 6 (6-oz) custard cups. Pour soymilk mixture evenly into cups; sprinkle with nutmeg. Carefully place pan with cups in oven. Pour enough very hot water into pan, being careful not to splash water into cups, until water is within 1/2 inch of tops of cups.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out almost clean (a small amount of custard will cling to knife). Using tongs or grasping tops of ramekins with pot holder, carefully transfer cups to cooling rack. Cool 30 minutes.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours but no longer than 2 days. To serve, uncover cups; gently blot any condensation on custards with paper towel. Sprinkle with additional nutmeg.

OLD-FASHIONED BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• In a blender, combine all ingredients. Cover and process until smooth. Pour into a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate until serving.

SOUTHERN BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Into the lower pot of a double boiler, add water. In the upper pot, add milk. Heat through over medium heat.
• Beat eggs together until light. Add sugar and mix well. Pour a small portion of hot milk into the eggs and sugar to warm and thin this portion. Pour slowly into hot milk.
• Cook, stirring constantly until it will coat a spoon. Do not over cook. Add vanilla extract. Chill in refrigerator before serving.