Holiday Corn Custard

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 3 cups fresh corn or 3 cups frozen corn
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 large eggs
• salt
• pepper
• nutmeg (optional)
• 1 roasted red pepper, cut into strips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 butter a deep casserole dish.
• 2 combine butter, half and half, and eggs.
• 3 beat until blended.
• 4 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 put grated cheese and corn into the casserole dish and toss to mix.
• 6 pour the butter, cream and egg mixture over the cheese and corn mixture. the liquid should completely cover the solid. if it does not, add whole milk or half-and-half until you have sufficient liquid.
• 7 sprinkle nutmeg on the top if you like.
• 8 put the uncovered casserole in a 350 degree oven. if at any time during the baking, the top gets too brown, cover with aluminum foil.
• 9 bake for one hour. if you begin with frozen corn, it will take another half hour for the custard to set properly.
• 10 it's done when the outer edges are brown and the center is firm when the dish is jiggled.