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    Martha Stewart Living, May 2007
    • Yield Makes 6 eggshells and 6 six-ounce ramekins or 8 six-ounce ramekins
      Serves 8
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    Ingredients

    • 6 large eggs
    • 3 cups whole milk
    • 1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
    • 1/2 cup sugar
    • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt

    Directions

    1. Using a paring knife, score eggshells two-thirds of the way up, and carefully crack. Separate egg whites and yolks. Transfer 5 egg yolks to a bowl; reserve egg whites and remaining yolk for another use. Bring a small pan of water to a boil. Add eggshells, and boil 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove shells, and drain. Scrape out membrane, and discard. Set eggshells aside in an egg carton.
    2. Put milk, vanilla bean and seeds, and sugar into a medium saucepan; sprinkle with gelatin. Let stand until softened, about 3 minutes. Cook over low heat, stirring until sugar and gelatin are dissolved, about 2 minutes.
    3. Whisk salt with egg yolks. Slowly whisk in hot milk mixture until combined, and then pour back into saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until custard is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Remove vanilla bean. Pour custard through a sieve into a pitcher; discard solids.
    4. Pour 2 tablespoons custard into each eggshell, and divide remaining custard among six 6-ounce ramekins (alternatively, divide all custard among eight 6-ounce ramekins). Refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.

    Recipe Reviews

    • artsygirl89
      6 Apr, 2009

      As long as you used actual food dye it would be. The food dye may bleed into the food inside but it would be completely food safe.

    • Sophielia
      2 Apr, 2009

      I'd like to try a variation and dye the egg shells. Is this food safe?

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