Baked Vegetable Custard With Crispy Bacon Food

DELIGHTFUL BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C Brush an 8 cup capacity oven-proof dish with melted butter.
• Whisk all ingredients, except nutmeg, together for one minute.
• Pour into prepared dish.
• Place filled dish into a shallow baking dish and pour hot water into baking dish to come halfway up the side of filled dish.
• Place on oven shelf and sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Bake for 20 minutes then reduce heat to 160C and bake for 40 minutes or until custard is set and a sharp knife comes out clean when inserted.
• Remove dish from water.
• Serve hot, warm or cold.
• Temperature conversion is 180C = 350F. 160C = 325F.

CRISPY OVEN-BAKED BACON

Steps:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place bacon on sheet and place in a cold oven.
• Set the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and cook bacon until crispy, 25 to 30 minutes.

BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Combine eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla in a bowl, mixing until smooth.
• Pour into six ramekin dishes or custard cups.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• In a large baking dish filled half-way up with water, place custard cups.
• Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until knife comes out clean when inserted into middle of one of the custards.
• Refrigerate until serving time.

BAKED VEGETABLES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly oil a large, shallow baking dish.
• Combine vegetables in prepared baking dish, and lightly salt. Brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with dry soup mix.
• Bake for 30 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until vegetables are tender. You can feel with a fork when they are ready.

BAKED VEGETABLE CUSTARD WITH CRISPY BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170 c or (340 f).
• Grease the ramakin dishes with margarine and put aside until needed.
• Place the meat stock in a pan and bring to a boil.
• Add the leeks, celery and carrots, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 3 - 5 minutes.
• Transfer the vegetable mixture to a bowl and cool slightly.
• Mix the cream and eggs together, then add them to the vegetable mixture, season with parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Divide the mixture into 6 ramakin dishes and seal with foil.
• To bake: stand the 6 dishes on a cloth in a baking tin. Fill the tin with boiling.
• water to 2/3 the height of the dishes and set the tin in the middle of baking sheet.
• Bake for approximately 40 minutes on a low rack in the oven. The custard should give slightly when pressed with a finger.
• Remove baking tin, take dishes out of water let stand for 5 minutes, them remove foil and cool slightly.
• When serving carefully loosen custard around sides with the point of a knife.
• Turn out onto plates and garnish with halved bacon slices.

ITALIAN VEGETABLE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• In a medium bowl, beat together eggs and the flour until smooth.
• Stir in squash, zucchini and 1/4 cup of the olives.
• Spread in a greased 8x8x2-inch baking dish or pan.
• Bake just until set, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together Parmesan cheese, basil and garlic salt.
• Sprinkle over baked squash mixture.
• Top evenly with tomato slices, remaining olives, onion slices and Monterey Jack cheese.
• Continue to bake until cheese is melted, about 4 minutes longer.

BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt with wire whisk or fork. Gradually stir in milk. Pour into six 6-ounce custard cups. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Place cups in 13x9-inch pan on oven rack. Pour very hot water into pan to within 1/2 inch of tops of cups (see box, below).
• Bake about 45 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Remove cups from water. Cool about 30 minutes. Unmold and serve warm, or refrigerate and unmold before serving. Store covered in refrigerator.