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Caramel custard














Ingredients

For 4
For 100
Milk
300ml
7.5litre
Eggs
2
50
Sugar
30gms
680gms
Nutmeg
a pinch
1

Caramel:



Loaf sugar
15gms
450gms
Water
1 ½tsp
230ml


Dissolve sugar for caramel in water in a strong pan. Bring to boil till it becomes golden brown. Pour at once into warm dry pudding moulds and mask evenly all over. Bring the milk almost to boiling point. Pour over beaten eggs and sugar. Strain into prepared moulds. Pour over beaten eggs and sugar. Strain into prepared mould. Sprinkle over with grated nutmeg. Cover moulds with greased paper and steam gently for 1 to 1 ½ hours or bake in to oven in a water bath. Remove, cool for a few minutes and turn on to a dish. Serve either hot or cold.

N. B.      Do not allow the water to boil while the custard is steaming or baking