Monday, November 30, 2015

Vanilla Custard Sauce

2 cups whipping cream
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
4 large egg yolks
6 tablespoons sugar

Place whipping cream in a heavy medium saucepan.  Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add pod.  Bring cream to simmer.  Whisk egg yolks and sugar in a medium metal bowl to blend.  Gradually whisk in hot cream mixture.  Return mixture to saucepan and stir over medium-low heat until custard thickens and a finger leaves a path when drawn across the back of a spoon, about 4 minutes.  Do NOT boil.  Strain.  Cover and refrigerate custard sauce until cold, about 3 hours.  (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.  Keep refrigerated.)

Makes about 2 1/2 cups.

From Bon Appetit/Epicurious

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