Custard from scratch
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
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
- Heat the milk to boiling.
- Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks, sugar and flour together.
- Whisk in a little warm milk, then a little more, gradually.
- Whisk well then pour into the boiled milk.
- Turn the heat to low and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened – about 3 or 4 minutes.
- Whisk in the butter and vanilla.
- 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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