Baked Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups whole milk
3 None large eggs, plus 1 additional yolk
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
None None ground nutmeg, to serve

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F. For the custard mixture, bring the milk almost to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Whisk together eggs, egg yolk, sugar and vanilla in a bowl, until just combined. Gradually whisk in hot milk mixture. Strain into a 4-cup capacity shallow ovenproof dish or pie pan. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
To bake, place dish inside a larger baking dish. Carefully add boiling water to larger baking dish so that it comes halfway up the sides of the custard dish. Bake about 45 mins, until custard wobbles in the center or a small sharp knife inserted in the center comes out clean.