Old Fashioned English Custard Tart

  • 45 mins
  • 90 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 pie crust
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 pint cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp grated nutmeg
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 2 oz sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Pre bake the pastry shell. Add cream to a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Beat the eggs and sugar till light. Add the cream, slowly. Add vanilla and nutmeg. Pour into baked shell. Dot with butter and bake @325 for 30-40 minutes. Remove and cool. Monica puts a sprinkling of brown sugar and torches it like a brûlée.