Baked Custard and Cream Puffs

This dessert has two recipes to it. It has a few more steps than most desserts I've posted. Sometimes I get into one of those moods and get a little fancy. I like that sometimes. Both of these recipes came from my Pillsbury cookbook. Seriously, where would I be without my beloved Pillsbury? It's the best!

Baked Custard



3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups milk
dash nutmeg

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla; blend well. Gradually stir in milk. Pour into ungreased custard cups. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Place custard cups in pan; place in oven. Pour boiling water into pan around custard cups to a depth of 1 inch.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-55 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Serve warm or cold. Store in refrigerator.

I didn't follow directions very well and just put all of the custard into a pie dish, and didn't put it in a pan with water. Oops! But I think it still turned out fine. However, I spilled some in the oven, and it was very stinky for a while.

Cream Puffs



1/2 cup water
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs

Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet. In medium saucepan, combine water and margarine. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir in flour and salt; cook, stirring vigorously until mixture leaves sides of pan in smooth ball. Remove from heat.
Add eggs 1 at a time, beating vigorously after each addition until mixture is smooth and glossy. Spoon 6 mounds of dough 3 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 425 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; prick puffs with sharp knife to allow steam to escape. Remove from cookie sheet; cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.
Split cream puffs; if desired, remove any filaments of soft dough. Fill with ice cream, whipped cream or pudding. If desired, top with chocolate sauce.

So, to put these two together, I filled the cream puffs with the custard. It turned out quite nice. I cut the puffs in half horizontally and spooned in the custard.