Madeleine Kamman

The Kids’ Custard

Preparation info
  • FCR—

    8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Madeleine Kamman

Published 1997

  • About

This was the treat of my young days, prepared with love by my dear mother, and because she had made this dessert for me, I made it many times for my children. With it came a compote of fresh fruit or homemade shortbread.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk of your choice
  • ½ vanilla bean, sliced open
  • ½ cup

Method

Scald the milk in a saucepan; scrape the tiny seeds of the vanilla bean into the milk and add the pod; let steep off the heat for 45 minutes. Strain through a conical strainer, add the sugar and salt, and reheat to scalding. Preheat the oven to 325°F and bring a kettle full of water to