CARAMEL CUSTARD

INGREDIENTS


CUSTARD

1. Milk                    500ml
2. Sugar                  1 cup 
3. Eggs                    3
4. Vanilla essence    2-3 drops

CARAMEL

1. Sugar                  4-5tbsp
2. water  

                
PROCEDURE

• To make caramel, in a sauce pan mix sugar with little water (about 2tbsp) and mix it constantly till the caramel syrup is done
• Pour the caramel immediately into baking mold and spread it all over the bottom before it gets hard(you can also use small custard cups)
• Whisk the eggs and sugar in bottom vessel with few drops of vanilla essence
• Now add warm milk and blend it well and strain the mixture 
• Pour the mixture in the caramel mold and cover it with foil
• Preheat oven at  325°c   
• Pour hot water in large baking dish till 1inch and place the custard mold in it 
• Bake for 45mins or until knife inserted comes out clean
• Refrigerate custard for 3-4 hours 
• Use knife to loosen the side of the mold,  unmold the caramel custard upside down in the serving plate and serve it cold.

TIPS

• You can also make it on gas using double boiler just cover  it with foil
• Don,t cover with foil if making it in microwave.