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Real custard sauce (crème anglaise)

Name: Real custard sauce (crème anglaise)
Prep time: 31 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 350 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 ml whole milk; 1 vanilla pod; 3 egg yolks; 40 g caster sugar

Real custard or vanilla sauce consists of egg yolks beaten with sugar and cooked slowly in vanilla milk. It is the base or the accompaniment for many desserts.

436 K 2× 3.8/5 (51 reviews)

45 min.

Easy

3.10 €

350 g

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: January 17^th 2018

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For 350 g, you will need:

1 250 ml whole milk
2 1 vanilla pod
3 3 egg yolks
4 40 g caster sugar
Total weight: 355 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

Resting: 15 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 45 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Real custard sauce (crème anglaise) : Stage 1

In a pan, pour 250 ml whole milk and add 1 vanilla pod.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Real custard sauce (crème anglaise) : Stage 2

Bring to the boil, then turn off the heat, cover the pan and leave vanilla to infuse 10 minutes.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Real custard sauce (crème anglaise) : Stage 3

Put 3 egg yolks and 40 g caster sugar in a bowl.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Real custard sauce (crème anglaise) : Stage 4

And without delay mix well using a maryse.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Real custard sauce (crème anglaise) : Stage 5

Pour the hot milk onto the egg yolks + sugar and mix well.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Real custard sauce (crème anglaise) : Stage 6

Wash the pan, and pour the mixture back into it through a fine strainer to eliminate any small impurities which are left.

Stage 7 - 8 min.

Real custard sauce (crème anglaise) : Stage 7

Put on medium heat, and cook while stirring continuously, scraping the bottom of the pan with a maryse or a spatula.

To start with you will notice that the mixture doesn't "glaze" the maryse or the spatula.

Stage 8

But when custard is cooked, it "glazes" the spatula. This happens after about 10 minutes.

Be careful during cooking: the custard should never boil, otherwise it will go lumpy... If unfortunately this happens to you, take off the heat immediately and mixer for a few seconds.

Stage 9

Other way to be sure of good texture, use a thermometer and stop cooking at 180-185°F (82-85°C), never more.

Stage 10 - 15 min.

Real custard sauce (crème anglaise) : Stage 10

When ready, take off the heat and plunge the bottom into a little cold water (in the sink will do fine) to stop cooking, leave to cool, stirring from time to time.

Stage 11

When cold, your crème anglaise is ready.

Remarks

Your crème anglaise will be better if you use full-cream milk.

If you have too many egg whites, you can make meringues or financiers with them.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: From Gaston Lenôtre.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	20 RDI=9 %	50 RDI=5 %	30 RDI=4 %	540 RDI=30 %	2,250 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=2 %	10 RDI=1 %	7 RDI=1 %	150 RDI=8 %	640 RDI: 8 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg

How much will it cost?

For 350 g : 3.10 €

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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe

This recipe is too much liquid for a macaroon filling, you should better use confectioner's custard.
Posted by jh may 6^th 2012 at 10:01 n° 2
Would it be better to make this recipe or confectioner's custard to fill macarons?
Posted by Bek may 6^th 2012 at 01:44 n° 1

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