Serves 4
Preparation: 15 min
Cooking: 1 hour
PAP
1 litre (4 c) water
2,5 ml (½ t) salt
125 ml (½ c) sugar
250 ml (1 c) maize meal
CUSTARD
3 eggs
10 ml (2 t) vanilla essence
60 ml (¼ c) castor sugar
180 ml (¾ c) milk, warmed
Pinch nutmeg
Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
1 Pap: pour 750 ml (3 c) water, the salt and the sugar in a pot and bring to the boil. Mix the remaining water with the maize meal until smooth, add to the pot.
2 Cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring while cooking. Remove the pap from the heat and allow to cool.
3 Custard: Whisk the eggs, vanilla essence, castor sugar and milk together. Line the bottom and sides of 4 ramekins with the cooled pap and gently pour the custard mixture over.
4 Sprinkle nutmeg over each filled ramekin. Bake for 30 minutes or until just set. Cool completely and serve.