Comfort Food from Acadiana
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carocrowCaramel Cup Custard
from Tell Me More, A Cookbook Spiced with Cajun Traditions and Food Memories
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sugar
2 cups half & half
3 cups milk
4 eggs and 8 egg yolks
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
TO PREPARE:
Caramel: Melt 1 cup sugar in a heavy pot. Cook sugar until it is a golden color – pour into custard cups.
Custard: Bring cream and milk to a boil. Beat eggs, yolks and sugar until thick, slowly add hot milk to egg mixture. Mix well. Pour into cups. Bake at 325 degrees in a water bath for 1 hour.
Copyright 1993 The Junior League of Lafayette, Inc. All rights reserved. To purchase copies of Tell Me More, A Cookbook Spiced with Cajun Traditions and Food Memories, call the Junior League of Lafayette at (337) 988-2739 or (800) 757-3651 or order by mail at 504 Richland Avenue, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508.
from Tell Me More, A Cookbook Spiced with Cajun Traditions and Food Memories
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sugar
2 cups half & half
3 cups milk
4 eggs and 8 egg yolks
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
TO PREPARE:
Caramel: Melt 1 cup sugar in a heavy pot. Cook sugar until it is a golden color – pour into custard cups.
Custard: Bring cream and milk to a boil. Beat eggs, yolks and sugar until thick, slowly add hot milk to egg mixture. Mix well. Pour into cups. Bake at 325 degrees in a water bath for 1 hour.
Copyright 1993 The Junior League of Lafayette, Inc. All rights reserved. To purchase copies of Tell Me More, A Cookbook Spiced with Cajun Traditions and Food Memories, call the Junior League of Lafayette at (337) 988-2739 or (800) 757-3651 or order by mail at 504 Richland Avenue, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508.
