Basic custard sauce

Name: Basic custard sauce
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Child Favourites
Ingredients: 1.00 milk; 1.00 vanilla pod, split; 4.00 eggs large, seperated; 100.00 g castor sugar

4 servings Prep: 40 mins, Cooking: 5 mins

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Creamy custard to accompany a variety of desserts.

By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (4)

1.00	milk
1.00	vanilla — pod, split
4.00	eggs — large, seperated
100.00 g	castor sugar

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Method:

Heat milk and vanilla pod in a saucepan until milk begins to simmer. Remove from heat and leave to infuse for 15 minutes. Beat egg yolks until smooth.
Add sugar and beat until thick and corn-coloured – it should take about 10 minutes.
Strain poaching milk slowly into egg yolks, beating constantly.
Pour into a heavy-based saucepan and stir continuously over low heat until it coats a spoon.