Stirred Custard
This rich sauce transforms plain fruit or cake.
Ingredients
5 egg yolks, beaten
1-1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Fresh fruit, such as blueberries or strawberries
Directions
1. In a heavy medium saucepan use a wooden spoon to stir together egg yolks, milk, and sugar.
2. Cook and stir continuously with the wooden spoon over medium heat until mixture just coats the back of a clean metal spoon. Remove pan from heat. Stir in vanilla.
3. Quickly cook custard by placing saucepan in a large bowl of ice water for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Pour custard mixture into a bowl. Cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming. Chill at least 2 hours or until serving time. Do not stir. If desired, serve custard over fresh fruit. Makes about 8 servings.
Source: Better Homes & Gardens
Ingredients 5 egg yolks, beaten
1-1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Fresh fruit, such as blueberries or strawberries
Directions
1. In a heavy medium saucepan use a wooden spoon to stir together egg yolks, milk, and sugar.
2. Cook and stir continuously with the wooden spoon over medium heat until mixture just coats the back of a clean metal spoon. Remove pan from heat. Stir in vanilla.
3. Quickly cook custard by placing saucepan in a large bowl of ice water for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Pour custard mixture into a bowl. Cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming. Chill at least 2 hours or until serving time. Do not stir. If desired, serve custard over fresh fruit. Makes about 8 servings.
Source: Better Homes & Gardens
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