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.