Cheese Custard Food

GOAT CHEESE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Combine milk, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme in a medium saucepan over medium heat until bubbles start to form around the edges of the pan.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove from heat, add goat cheese and stir until smooth. Let stand 5 minutes, then strain into a glass measuring cup. Discard solids.
• Whisk eggs and yolks in a bowl. Add the goat cheese mixture and season with salt. Spray a 4 cup ceramic baking dish or 6-4 oz. ramekins. Pour goat cheese mixture into each dish.
• Place in a large roasting pan. Fill roasting pan with boiling water reaching half way up the sides of the dishes. Carefully transfer to oven.
• Bake 30-40 minutes, until center is set but still wobbly (watch closely it will be much closer to 30 minutes for the ramekins).
• Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes. Serve warm.

BAKED SAVORY CUSTARD WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Put cream in a small pot with thyme and garlic, if you're using them. Cook just until it begins to steam. Heat oven to 300 degrees and set a kettle of water to boil.
• Put eggs, cayenne and salt in a medium bowl and whisk or beat until blended; stir in the cheese. Remove thyme and garlic from cream, then add cream gradually to egg mixture, whisking constantly. Pour mixture into a 1-quart dish or into 4 ramekins or custard cups.
• Put dish or ramekins in a deep baking pan and pour boiling water in, to within about 1 inch of top of dish or ramekins. Bake until mixture is not quite set; it should jiggle a bit in middle. This will take about 30 minutes for ramekins and longer for baking dish; also, cream sets faster than milk. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold within a few hours of baking.

CHEESE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Grate the cheese finely.
• Beat the eggs, mix with two-thirds of the cheese and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat the milk and stir into the cheese mixture.
• Put into a 1.5 qt greased baking dish and cover with thin slices of bread and butter. Bake gently at 300 degrees until set, about 20-30 minutes.
• Cool slightly and sprinkle with the remainder of the cheese. Brown under the grill.

CUSTARD-STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in water until tender.
• Drain thoroughly.
• Stir in butter and egg.
• Mix mustard and salt with 1 Tbsp. HOT water, and add to milk.
• Add cheese (saving some for top) to milk.
• Pour macaroni into a buttered casserole and add milk/cheese mixture.
• Sprinkle top with reserved cheese.
• Bake at 350º for approx. 40 minutes, or until custard is set and top is crusty.