Grandmothers Boiled Custard Recipes

Steps:

• Break eggs into the top of a double-boiler and beat well with an electric mixer.
• Measure sugar and cornstarch into a small mixing bowl, stirring well to combine.
• Add sugar mixture, 4 cups of milk and pinch of salt to beaten eggs.
• Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly; adjust heat if necessary so that water simmers constantly but does not reach a hard boil.
• Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until mixture turns an even, golden color and begins to thicken slightly (approximately 20 minutes).
• Remove top of double-boiler from heat immediately and stir in vanilla extract.
• Allow custard to cool slightly, and then check the consistency.
• If it is too thick, you may use as much as one additional cup of milk to thin it without compromising the texture or flavor (cold is fine-- no need to heat it first).
• If any solid'pips' have formed, pour custard through a mesh strainer to remove.
• (That sometimes happens if the heat gets a little too high. Won't hurt you, but they're not very appealing.) This may be served warm or cold, but we much prefer it chilled.

Steps:

• Pour milk into a double boiler.
• Heat to boiling.
• Beat eggs, add sugar, and mix well.
• Add to milk and cook until thick enough for your tastes, stirring constantly.
• Add vanilla, stir well, and serve.

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.

Steps:

• NOTE: Removing hot baked custard from a hot water bath is hard! Make it easy on yourself by using a canning jar lifter with rubber grips! They are easy to find in thrift stores, at your grandmothers, or at Target for less than $7.00. If you bake a lot of custard or can, this tool is indespensible!
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Fill tea kettle with enough water to fill a 9" x 13" pan, half way up with boiling water. Bring water to boil, then turn down heat. Butter the custard cups; mine hold 5 ounces of custard or between 1/2 cup to 2/3 cup custard and yields five custard cups. Place buttered custard cups into the 9" x 13" empty pan, set aside.
• Place the 2.5 cups of milk in a large saucepan, uncovered, over medium heat. Let the milk stand in the pan, without stirring, until a skin forms on top and it is scalded. Or, if this makes you uneasy, stir the milk and continue heating until small bubbles form along the edges of the pan. Remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, place the eggs and yolks in a large mixing container with a pouring spout. Beat or whisk briefly, only to mix, not until they are foamy or light. (This beats too much air into the custard)
• Gradually add the sugar, vanilla and almond extracts and salt, beating only until well mixed.
• Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, slowly add 1/4 cup amounts of the hot milk to the egg mixture, stirring gently. When 1 cup of warm milk has been added into the egg mixture, add the remaining milk and stir gently. This process is called "tempering", making sure that your eggs don't "scramble" in the pan from the heat of the milk!
• Strain the mixture into a measuring cup large enough to hold 4 cups of liquid. Straining removes any lumpy egg whites and bubbles from beating. Pour 1/2 cup to 2/3 cup custard mixture into the custard cups set into the pan. Shake the smallest amount of nutmeg over each top, only to decorate and provide a hint of nutmeg.
• Make sure that the tea kettle's water is HOT! Place pan with custard cups into the oven and carefully pour the hot boiling water into the pan, going up to 1/2 of the height of the custard cups.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until a sharp knife inserted 1 inch into the middle of the custard comes out clean. Carefully remove the pan and place on a heat-proof surface. Using a jar lifter, lift each cup of custard out of the hot water and place on a wire rack to cool. Allow water in pan to cool, dump out.
• Serve warm, cool, cold. Plain or with topping of choice. Just enjoy it, however you please!

Steps:

• Heat the milk, cream, and vanilla bean and reserved seeds in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat just until scalded (just before the boiling point). Remove from the heat, add the sugar and salt, and whisk until the sugar dissolves. Discard the vanilla bean.
• Place the egg yolks in a medium bowl and whisk to mix. Slowly whisk about 2 cups of the milk mixture into the eggs to temper the eggs. Whisk the egg mixture back into the pan with the remaining milk mixture.
• Place over very low heat and cook, whisking constantly, for 5 to 7 minutes longer, until the mixture thickens. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, or for up to 3 days. Serve chilled.
• Sara's Swaps
• Let this easy recipe do double duty around the holidays and use it to make eggnog in addition to custard. When the custard comes off the heat, stir in bourbon to taste and let cool. Meanwhile, place 6 large egg whites in a glass or metal bowl and beat to soft peaks with an electric mixer. Add 1 cup heavy cream whipped to soft peaks and lightly sweetened. Gently fold the egg whites into the custard and serve chilled, topped with freshly grated nutmeg and more lightly sweetened whipped cream.

Steps:

• Beat you egg yolks till well mixed.
• add your sugar.
• add your vanilla.
• add about 2 cups of your milk mix well.
• Put your mixture into a double boiler and fill up to the line with milk mix well.
• when you custard gets hot and starts to boil take your 3 tbls. of flour and water mix together no lumps then add the mixture to the custard alittle at a time this is where you decide how thick you want your custard -- should be thick, stick to the back of a spoon but not like pudding, you should be able to drink it from a glass -- i usually use all of it but when it starts stickin to the back of my spoon when i dip it into the custard i remove it from the heat -- once you remove it let it cool off before putting it in the fridge to chill --
• this step is optional, some donet like the egg whites in their custard but i prefer mine that way you dont have to add them if you dont want too -- but if you choose to try it --
• beat your egg whites till stiff -- then pour your boiling water over the egg whites and stir the whites around in the hot water this will cook them slightly -- now take a big spoon with sloths and dip the egg whites out of the water draining well and if your not sure if you will like the egg whites put them into a bowl -- when the custard is chilled -- pour you a glass and add a tbl. or so to your glass push the whites down into the custard -- then enjoy -- if you decide you like the egg whites then just add em to the whole batch of custard when you put it in you pitcher or whatever you decide to put it in -- at christmas its really pretty in a punch bowl -- .

Steps:

• Beat eggs in top of a double boiler on medium speed of an electric mixer until frothy.
• Combine sugar, flour, and salt; stirring well; gradually add to eggs, beating until thick.
• Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot milk into egg mixture; add remaining milk, stirring constantly.
• Bring water in bottom of double boiler to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes, or until custard thickens and coats a metal spoon.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour custard into serving bowl and chill.