Crème Anglaise

Name: Crème Anglaise
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup sugar; 4 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract plus 1 tablespoon powdered instant coffee, or a teaspoon of a freshly ground espresso, liqueur of choice, or freshly grated citrus zest; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract plus 1 tablespoon powdered instant coffee, or a teaspoon of a freshly ground espresso, liqueur of choice, or freshly grated citrus zest; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract plus 1 tablespoon powdered instant coffee, or a teaspoon of a freshly ground espresso, liqueur of choice, or freshly grated citrus zest; 2 cups milk

Preparation info

Makes
2⅔ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

About

Ingredients

2 cups milk
4 egg yolks
½ cup sugar

Americas
United States
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Have ready, near the stove, a medium-fine strainer set over a clean medium-size bowl placed in a bowl of ice water.
In a heavy, nonreactive medium saucepan, scald milk.
In a bowl, whisk yolks, gradually adding sugar until mixture is pale and thick. Pour scalded milk gradually into yolk mixture, whisking* con