Ingredients for - Homemade Baked Egg Custard

1. Unsalted butter, softened 1 cup
2. White sugar ¾ cup
3. Egg 1 large
4. All-purpose flour 2 ½ cups
5. Eggs 4
6. White sugar ½ cup
7. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons
8. Milk 2 cups
9. Ground nutmeg, or to taste 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Homemade Baked Egg Custard

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease the bottom of a deep-dish pie plate.

2 . Stage

Make pastry: Beat butter, sugar, and egg in a bowl until creamy. Blend in flour to form a dough, using your hands to knead it together at the end.

3 . Stage

Roll pastry out on a lightly floured surface and place into the prepared pie plate so it covers the bottom and the sides.

4 . Stage

Make egg custard filling: Beat eggs and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Beat in vanilla extract. Gradually stir in milk until fully incorporated. Pour custard mixture over crust and sprinkle with nutmeg.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until custard is set and a sharp knife inserted near the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

6 . Stage

Remove from the oven and cool completely before serving, about 1 hour.