Ingredients

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3/4 cup sugar
3 cups milk
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions

Mix together flour, cornstarch and sugar in a saucepan.
Add 1/4 cup of the milk to the flour mixture and stir until smooth. In another saucepan,

scald the remaining 2 3/4 cups milk; add to flour mixture. Cook and stir mixture over
medium-low heat; do not allow to boil. In a bowl beat the yolks; remove 1/2 cup hot
mixture and add to yolks to temper them; mix well and return to pot. Continue to cook over
low heat for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla.
Thoroughly fold egg whites into the hot mixture. Place in individual custard dishes or a
single bowl, sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg and chill.