Best Old Fashion Egg Custard Recipes

EGG CUSTARD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat eggs until creamy with a whisk for about a minute.
• Whisk in flour, sugar, salt, vanilla.
• Pour milk into a saucepan and turn heat to medium. Stir until milk reaches 180 degrees F or bubbles starting forming around the edge of pan.
• Slowly pour a splash of the milk into egg mixture and whisk. Continue slowly whisking in milk until all is combined.
• Pour milk and egg mixture through a strainer into another bowl. Divide the mixture into 4 ramekins and place them in a 9x13 baking dish.
• Pour 3 cups of warm water into the baking dish around the ramekins.
• Bake 40-50 minutes. Remove from oven and then carefully remove ramekins from baking pan. Optional-Dust with nutmeg, powdered sugar or cinnamon

OLD FASHIONED EGG CUSTARD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees
• Heat the milk in a large saucepan until bubbles form around the edges. Toss the eggs, sugar, and salt in a blender and give it a few pulses until nice and smooth.
• Once the milk is hot, remove it from the stove top. Slowly add the milk into the eggs while whisking vigorously.
• Once the milk and eggs are combined, stir in the vanilla.
• Pour the custard mixture into a 9×13 casserole dish {or small custard cups} and sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg. Place the casserole dish in a large roasting pan and fill the pan with enough water to reach about 1 inch from the top of the casserole dish.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until the custard has just set. Be careful not to over cook.

OLD TIME EGG CUSTARD

Steps:

• Whisk eggs and sugar together in a large pot. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly. Stir in vanilla.
• Heat milk mixture over low heat, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 30 minutes. Pour into a serving dish and allow to cool.

EGG CUSTARD (AMISH CUSTARD RECIPE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475°.
• Pour the milk into a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to almost boiling. (Unless you stir constantly, a skin will form on the top, but it can easily be removed.)
• In a separate bowl, beat the eggs until light. Add the sugars, flour, and salt. Beat well.
• Add about a cup of the hot milk to the egg mixture to temper it. Slowly add the egg mixture to the milk, whisking as you are pouring it in. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla.
• Immediately pour the custard mixture into a 9 x 13" metal pan. Do not use a glass pan!
• Sprinkle the top of the custard with cinnamon and nutmeg, as desired.
• Bake the custard for 3 minutes at 475°. Turn off the heat and let the custard sit in the oven until the oven is cool. (At least 2 hours.)
• Remove the custard from the oven and refrigerate for up to a week.

MA HANNAH'S FAMOUS OLD FASHIONED EGG CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees fht.
• Place the pie shell into the pie dish according to the package* directions.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, nutmeg and salt.
• In another bowl beat eggs well.
• Heat the milk to scalding point (just under, but not to boiling point).
• Butter may be added to it and melted when milk is heated.
• Add the beaten eggs to the dry ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Add the milk and butter.
• Pour all the mixture into the pie shell.
• Place the pan in a larger pan with about 3/4 inches water in the larger pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees fht.
• for 10 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to 325 degrees fht.
• for about 30 minutes longer or until firm.
• "Enjoywhile warm if possible and share.
• "Ma Hannah.
• *Ma made her own pie crusts, but I use Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pie Crusts.
• **Please use Butter only!
• SOFT MARGARINE will NOT work in this recipe.

OLD-FASHIONED EGG CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• In a medium mixing bowl stir together the eggs, sugar, salt, and nutmeg until well blended.
• Gradually stir in the milk, half and half, and vanilla; mix well.
• Pour the custard into the unbaked pie crust.
• Sprinkle the custard with the additional nutmeg.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 350° and bake for 35 minutes more, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean; watch the pie crust edges; cover to prevent overbrowning.
• Allow the pie to cool completely, then refrigerate until ready to serve.