Shirley's Grape-nut Pudding

Ingredients

• Grape-nuts- 1 cup
• Milk- 4 cups
• Eggs- 4
• Sugar- 1 cup
• Vanilla- 2 teaspoons
• Cinnamon- pinch if desired- optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Scald milk by heating it up until skin forms on top.
3. Add sugar and Grape-nuts to milk.
4. Temper the eggs by slowly adding about 1 cup of hot milk to eggs while whisking. This prevents you from making scrambled eggs.
5. Stir the egg/milk mixture back into the scalded milk.
6. Add vanilla (and cinnamon if desired).
7. Pour into buttered casserole.
8. Bain Marie the casserole dish by placing it inside another larger casserole dish filed half-way with boiling or hot water.
9. Bake at 350 Degrees until set, around 30-45 minutes.
10. Stir pudding halfway through the bake to prevent separation of the Grape-nuts and custard in the final dish.
11. A knife inserted into the center should come out clean when done.