Slow Oven Baked Nutmeg Custard

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups milk
• 2 oz lump sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• grated nutmeg or lemon peel, to taste

Method

1. 1 Boil milk and sugar together in a saucepan.
2. 2 Pour the boiling hot milk mixture over the lightly beaten eggs, stirring gently.
3. 3 Add grated nutmeg or lemon peel for flavor.
4. 4 Pour the custard into an ungreased tart dish.
5. 5 Place the tart dish in a larger pan filled three-quarters full with boiling water.
6. 6 Bake in a slow oven (300°F) for 40 minutes, or until the custard is firm.