VANILLA SAUCE

From Einfach Backen

 

Ingredients:

 

500 ml milk, divided

50 g sugar

15 g cornstarch

2 egg yolks

1 pinch salt 

1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped out, or 1 t vanilla*

 

 

Method:

 

Pour 400 ml milk into a small saucepan with the scraped vanilla bean and bring to a simmer over low heat.

 

Place the sugar, cornstarch, yolks, salt and vanilla seeds into a medium bowl and whisk until smooth, then pour in the remaining milk and whisk again.

 

Once the milk in the saucepan is simmering, whisk in the egg yolk mixture.

 

Simmer, whisking constantly, until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon.  Remove from heat.

 

*If using vanilla extract, stir it in once the sauce is removed from heat.