Dessert Custard Sauce

• ½ cup sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Mix the sugar, yolks, and salt in a bowl and whisk (or use a mixer on medium speed) until pale yellow, 3 to 5 minutes.

Prepare an ice bath with a bowl sitting in the iced water.

Heat the milk and vanilla bean together until almost boiling. Slowly whisk the egg yolk mixture into the hot vanilla milk. Transfer to a double boiler and cook over simmering water, stirring constantly,