Homemade Bread And Butter Custard Recipe
Ingredients
| 4 thin slices home style bread | ||
| Soft butter | ||
| Milk | 1 Quart | |
| Eggs | 6 Large | |
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Nutmeg, ground or freshly grated | ||
Directions
Lay bread, buttered side up, in single layer in square glass baking dish (8 x 8 x 2 inches).
Scald milk by heating until bubbles appear around edge.
Slightly beat eggs in large bowl.
Add sugar and vanilla; beat just until blended.
Gradually and gently beat in scalding-hot milk; strain over bread (custard mixture will look foamy).
Sprinkle generously with nutmeg.
Place in center of large aluminum roasting pan (17 x 11 x 2 inches).
Pour enough hot water into pan to come as high as pudding mixture in dish.
Bake in preheated 325 °F oven until silver or stainless-steel knife in'serted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes; chill.
Serve, if desired, with strawberry or raspberry preserves flavored with kirsch.
Scald milk by heating until bubbles appear around edge.
Slightly beat eggs in large bowl.
Add sugar and vanilla; beat just until blended.
Gradually and gently beat in scalding-hot milk; strain over bread (custard mixture will look foamy).
Sprinkle generously with nutmeg.
Place in center of large aluminum roasting pan (17 x 11 x 2 inches).
Pour enough hot water into pan to come as high as pudding mixture in dish.
Bake in preheated 325 °F oven until silver or stainless-steel knife in'serted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes; chill.
Serve, if desired, with strawberry or raspberry preserves flavored with kirsch.
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