Fresh egg custard
There is nothing more delicious than a homemade egg custard, this recipe is so worth making.
Ingredients
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 40z/100g golden caster sugar
- Half teaspoon of vanilla bean pastes or extract
- ½ pint/ 250ml whole milk
- ½ pint/ 250ml cream
Method
- Put the egg yolks and cornflour in a large heatproof mixing bowl and whisk in the sugar.
- In a medium-sized saucepan heat the milk and cream over a low heat until it is just simmering. Pour the hot mixture over the egg yolks and cornflour and whisk continuously.
- Pour the custard back into a clean saucepan and cook on a low heat, while stirring with a wooden spoon until it has the consistency of double cream. Strain the custard through a sieve into a large jug and set aside.
- Cover it with cling film, pushing the cling film onto the top of the custard, this prevents a skin from forming on the top of the custard.
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All recipes are created by Frances Buckley MSc.
Licenced food safety trainer. MSc in Applied Culinary Nutrition.
Currently Technical Food Advisor at Coeliac Society of Ireland.
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