Baked Almond Custard Pudding

Ingredients

• 2.5 oz butter
• 0.25 lb sifted flour
• 1.5 cups cream or rich milk
• 1.5 oz sugar
• 3 heaping tbsp blanched and chopped almonds
• Vanilla to flavor
• 5 well beaten eggs
• Butter and dried sifted bread crumbs for greasing

Method

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour and cream/milk. Cook until mixture no longer sticks to the pan sides.
2. 2 Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Stir in sugar, chopped almonds, and vanilla.
3. 3 Mix in beaten eggs one at a time until combined.
4. 4 Pour into a buttered mold sprinkled with bread crumbs. Place in a pan of hot water.
5. 5 Cover and bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for about 45 minutes. Serve hot with sauce.