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Sweet Custard

The simplest sweet custard with only three ingredients
Prep Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert

Equipment

  • steamer or
  • oven

Instructions

  • Stir 2 eggs, a cup of milk and 2 tablespoons of sugar together, until the sugar has dissolved.
  • Sieve the mixture twice or thrice.
  • Pour the mixture gently into ramekins or egg tart cases.
  • If steaming, cover the ramekin and steam at 80C for 20 to 30 minutes.
  • If baking egg tarts, preheat the oven to 200C, place the tarts in the lowest shelf in the oven and bake till the custard bulge up.
  • Do not over cook.Leave the custard or tart in the oven or steam oven until they are cool to the touch.
  • You can torch the creme brulee by spreading a teaspoon of white sugar on the surface of the firm custard and torch it.