Essential Crème Anglaise

Name: Essential Crème Anglaise
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup whipping cream; 1 2- inch piece vanilla bean, split; 3 large egg yolks; 3 tbsp. sugar

downtonabbeycooks

5 years ago

Crème anglaise a traditional accompaniment to English desserts; essentially a light pouring custard used as a dessert cream or sauce.

Essential Crème Anglaise

Crème anglaise a traditional accompaniment to English desserts; essentially a light pouring custard used as a dessert cream or sauce.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Edwardian, English, Victorian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 2- inch piece vanilla bean, split
3 large egg yolks
3 tbsp. sugar

Instructions

Combine milk and cream in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring milk mixture to simmer. Remove from heat.
Whisk egg yolks and sugar in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into yolk mixture. Return custard to saucepan. Stir over low heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 5minutes (do not boil).
Strain sauce into bowl. Cover and chill. (Can be made 1 day ahead.)