Baked Vanilla Bean Custards

Ingredients

• 1 quart milk
• 1 vanilla bean, cut into slips
• ¼ pound white sugar
• 4 whole eggs
• 4 egg yolks
• Sugar for garnish

Method

1. 1 Boil milk, vanilla bean slips, and sugar slowly for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
2. 2 Whisk 4 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks together. Stir the egg mixture into the cooled milk.
3. 3 Pour mixture into cups and place in a water bath. Bake until set.
4. 4 Let custards cool, then grate sugar on top before serving.