The Start Menu » Dessert http://thestartmenu.com One recipe a week, make it and give us your feedback Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:01:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Custard from scratch http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/dessert/59/custard-from-scratch/ http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/dessert/59/custard-from-scratch/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:05:23 +0000 admin http://thestartmenu.com/?p=59

Nice easy crowd pleaser that you can make the day before.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk or cream
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons corn flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

  1. Heat the milk to boiling.
  2. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks, sugar and flour together.
  3. Whisk in a little warm milk, then a little more, gradually.
  4. Whisk well then pour into the boiled milk.
  5. Turn the heat to low and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened – about 3 or 4 minutes.
  6. Whisk in the butter and vanilla.
  7. Transfer to to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap touching the surface of the cream. Refrigerate.

This recipe makes excellent tarts or pies. With the 3 remaining Egg whites you can make an excellent Pavlova.

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