Kumquat-Spiked Custard
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: The Orange County Register- Cathy Thomas
Serves 6 peopleCategories: Puddings- Custards- Flans
Ingredients
- 6 kumquats, washed, dried
- 2 1/2 cup whole or 2% milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
- Adjust oven rack to middle positon. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut kumquats in lengthwise quarters. Use small pointed knife to pluck out seeds, and finely chop. Set aside.
- Place milk in large, heavy-bottomed saucepan and heat until bubbles form around the pan, but not boiling.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla to combine. Whisking constantly, add hot milk, little by little in a thin stream to egg mixture. If you add the hot milk too quickly, it might curdle eggs. Stir in kumquats.
- Ladle mixture into 6 (1 cup) custard cups. Plate cups in 9 × 13-inch baking pan. Add enough hot water to the pan to come 1 inch up the sides of the cups. Place in oven and bake 40 minutes or until set and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or chilled.