Emmy's Vanilla Custard

By LimericksLady

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 beaten eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 Tbs butter

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the sugar, salt, nutmeg, and flour in a saucepan off the heat. Stir well.
Gradually stir in the milk,and the cream. Blend everything together off the heat.
Turn the burner on medium high heat and cook, stirring constantly , until thickened.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, but LEAVE THE BURNER ON.
Break the eggs into a small bowl and quickly beat them with a whisk until they are well mixed.
Stir several TBS. of the hot mixture into the bowl with the eggs. Whisk until incorporated.
Slowly pour the eggs into the saucepan with the hot mixture, whisking it all the while.
Return the saucepan to the heat and stir for 2-3 more minutes, until mixture is thick.
Remove saucepan from heat. Add the vanilla, stirring it in quickly. Add the butter and stir it until it is melted.
Let the mixture cool and use it to fill your cream puffs.