Custard, with Apple Chips

I'm the kind of person who frequently follows her whims, be they singing Christmas carols in September or blowing bubbles in the house. Tonight, I felt like making custard. I'd updated my blog and was doing some research for the Daring Bakers challenge (coming soon to food blogs near you), when I suddenly longed for custard. Unfortunately, I don't have much cream or sugar, but most fortunately, I came across this awesome recipe from some gal named Vicki's grandmother.  I'll admit I was a bit iffy at first, since it called for flour and whole eggs (as opposed to just the yolks), but what the hell. It's a good thing I tried it out because man, this is delicious. It's like crack. I'm furiously imagining all of the glorious things I could spoon it over warm while I wait for it to cool. I've got a fresh batch of apple chips, and I know exactly what I'm going to do with them... 

Oh look at that lonely chip floating in a sea of tasty..

 

Much better; now he's got some support.

 

Oh no! The evil lady is whisking one away! 

*Nom nom nom*

Sadly, these two little guys didn't make it. 

Official cause of death: drowning. Unofficial cause of death: devouring.

Okay, dorky picture time is over. Let me just say that the apple chips and custard go super well together; way better than I anticipated, and I expected them to be goshdarn good. 

Vicki's Grandma's Custard

(original recipe here)

6 tbsp flour

2/3 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups milk

2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp butter

In a large, heat resistant bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.  Whisk in milk and eggs.  Cook over a pot of boiling water, stirring constantly. CONSTANTLY. Stir constantly until it thickens, approximately 10-15 minutes.

When it has thickened, add the vanilla extract and butter.  Pour into dishes and cool. They don't need to be big dishes, trust me.