First Attempt at Custard
Last night we had some desserts for dinner but no custard or icecream to go with them, so after a quick look in one of my cookbooks I found a simple custard recipe that needed egg yolks, milk, sugar and a vanilla pod, all of which I had.
So I followed the recipe and it came out okay and tasty enough but I don’t think my first attempt was great! Possibly should have used a whisk for stirring rather than a spoon, especially once I put the full mixture back into the pan. However it certainly tasted nice and I’ll definitely give it another go. The method was fairly simple:
4 egg yolks
1/2 pint (283ml) of milk
25g of sugar
1 vanilla pod
Heat all but 3 tablespoons of the milk in a pan with the vanilla pod in it. Bring it to the boil and then put to the side for 15 minutes. Beat the egg yolks, sugar and remaining milk in a jug. Remove the vanilla pod from the milk and mix the hot milk into the egg mixture. Then strain the mixture back into the pan and heat and stir until you get a custard consistency.
I must admit I forgot to strain it but it still came out okay. I also squeezed out some of the seeds from the vanilla pod to give it a bit of extra taste. Still, it wasn’t bad for a first attempt
- November 15th
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