Homemade Baked Egg Custard

This egg custard recipe makes the best egg custard tart I have ever made and tasted. You should check this out; it's cheap and easy to make. The custard tastes best chilled.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 546 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups milk
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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

Step 6

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