Cup Custard

Description
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 2 cups milk
 * ⅓ – ½ cup sugar
 * 4 egg yolks
 * ⅛ teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
 * pinch nutmeg

Directions

 * 1) Have ready 5 individual serving custard cups.
 * 2) Place in a shallow baking pan filled with tepid water.
 * 3) Stir sugar and salt into milk.
 * 4) Over very low heat, bring milk to the scalding point until it just begins to form a thin skin.
 * 5) Do not boil milk.
 * 6) Beat eggs slightly; add a small amount of hot milk to the eggs, then stir the eggs back into the milk, whisking continuously.
 * 7) Remove from heat.
 * 8) Bake at 350°F degrees until a knife inserted in center comes out nearly clean.
 * 9) When cool, cover each cup with a thin coating of caramel.
 * 10) Just before serving, add a tablespoon of coconut rum, spicy rum, or Grand Marnier to each cup.
 * 11) Enjoy.