Confectioner's Custard

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 egg yolks
• 1 egg
• 50 g caster sugar
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 2 tablespoons cornflour
• 300 ml milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (more if you prefer)

Recipe

• 1 cream the egg yolks and the sugar together until thick and pale in colour.
• 2 beat in the flour, cornflour, and a very small amount of the milk taken from the 300 ml total, just enough to make a smooth paste.
• 3 heat the remaining milk until almost boiling (i use the mirowave) and pour it into the egg mixture, sirring constantly.
• 4 stir mixture over a low heat until it boils, then remove.
• 5 beat egg until stiff and fold it into the custard.
• 6 return to the heat again and add vanilla essence and cook for another few minutes.
• 7 use as choux pastry (cream puff) fillings etc.