Crème Anglaise

🥘 Ingredients

• whole milk 200 ml
• heavy cream 100 ml
• vanilla paste ¼ tsp
• egg yolks 3 large
• granulated sugar 40 g

1. 1

   Pour the whole milk and heavy cream into a small pan over a low heat. Add the vanilla paste and bring slowly to a simmer.
2. 2

   In a medium bowl , whisk the egg yolks and granulated sugar together until pale. Pour the mixture over the warm milk, whisking continuously, then pour into a clean, heavy-based pan and cook over a very low heat.
3. 3

   Simmer the mixture gently for 3 to 4 minutes , stirring continuously, until smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon . Remove from the heat, cover the surface with clingfilm to prevent a skin forming, then leave to cool.