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Fresh egg vanilla custard recipe

By Matthew Drennan

Serving instructions

1. Serves 6
2. less than 30 minutes
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This glorious egg custard recipe can be ladled generously onto puds or tucked into on its own.

Ingredients

1. Seeds from a vanilla pod
2. 300ml full-fat milk
3. 6 medium egg yolks
4. 75g golden caster sugar
5. 1/2 tsp cornflour

Method

1. 1.Put the seeds from a vanilla pod into a pan with 300ml full-fat milk and bring just to the boil.
2. 2.In a clean bowl, whisk 6 medium egg yolks with 75g golden caster sugar and 1/2 tsp cornflour until pale and thickened. Pour over the boiling milk, mix to combine, then return to the pan.
3. 3.Cook over a very gentle heat for 5-7 minutes until it coats the back of a spoon. Strain and keep warm in a flask.

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