Caramel Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Grease 8 custard cups.
Place 1/3 cup sugar in skillet and heat very slowly until caramel colored syrup.
Immediately pour into greased custard cups.
Start oven at 300\u00b0.
Beat the eggs until bubbly, then beat in remaining 2/3 cup sugar and the salt. Heat the milk until a film forms across the top.
Add the vanilla and stir until the vanilla is well mixed.
Slowly stir into egg mixture.
Strain and pour into the custard cups, filling them to about 1/2-inch of top.
Set the cups in a pan of warm water and bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from oven.
Chill and unmold.
Serves 8.