Caramel Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar, divided
2 c. milk
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Butter 5 to 6 custard cups.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
In a heavy saucepan, heat 1/2 cup sugar until brown.
Pour melted sugar into custard cups.
Heat, but do not boil, milk.
If you want rich custard, use 1-1/2 cups milk and 1/2 cup heavy cream.
Blend eggs, 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla.
Blend in milk.
Pour into custard cups. Set in pan in 1 inch of water.
Bake 1 hour or until silver knife inserted in custard comes out clean.
Chill.
Invert onto serving plates.
Top with a dab of whipping cream lightly sweetened with powdered sugar and flavored with vanilla.