Real english custard recipe
Real English Custard recipe
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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.Looking for a classic English dessert? Look no further than this authentic English custard recipe. Made with simple ingredients like eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla, this custard is rich, creamy, and incredibly delicious. Whether you want to enjoy it on its own or use it as a topping for pies, puddings, or cakes, this recipe is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. So, grab your whisk and get ready to indulge in the velvety goodness of real English custard.
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Real english custard recipe details
Ingredients
| 570 ml | milk, not skimmed or semi-skimmed |
| 55 ml | single cream |
| ½ tsp | vanilla extract |
| 4 large | eggs, yolks only |
| 30 g | caster sugar |
| 2 tsp | cornflour, levelled |
Instructions
Place milk and cream in a small saucepan and heat over a low heat until simmering. Do not allow to boil.In a clean bowl, whisk egg yolks, sugar and cornflour together until smooth and blended.
Pour the hot milk over the egg mixture and whisk continuously with a balloon whisk until well mixed. Return custard to the pan, add vanilla extract and gently heat over a low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the custard thickens sufficiently to coat the back of the spoon.
Pour custard into serving jug and serve immediately.
If necessary, to keep the custard warm, fill a pan with hot water (not boiling), cover the jug with cling film to prevent a surface film from forming, and immerse the jug in the hot water.
Makes about 600ml or 1 pint and will serve up to 6.
Preparation time:
ca. 10 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a
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