Vanilla custard

25/12/2020

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk.
• 1 cup thickened cream (or more milk).
• 1 vanilla bean split with seeds scraped, or 1 tsp vanilla essence.
• 4 egg yolks.
• 1 tbsp cornflour.
• 1/3 cup caster sugar.

Steps

• Combine milk, cream, and vanilla in a small saucepan and warm over medium heat. Stir constantly for ~5mins, or until hot (do not boil). Remove vanilla bean.
• Whisk egg yolks, cornflour and sugar in a bowl.
• Pour warm milk slowly into egg mixture, whisking constantly.
• Return to the saucepan over a low heat (do not boil). Stir constantly for 15-20mins until it thickens (should coat the back of the spoon).
• Serve warm or cold.