southern boiled custard

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 quart whole milk
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• into the lower pot of a double boiler, add water. in the upper pot, add milk. heat through over medium heat.
• beat eggs together until light. add sugar and mix well. pour a small portion of hot milk into the eggs and sugar to warm and thin this portion. pour slowly into hot milk.
• cook, stirring constantly until it will coat a spoon. do not over cook. add vanilla extract. chill in refrigerator before serving.