Vanilla Custard

Name: Vanilla Custard
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: For 12 doughnuts
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 40 g (1½ oz) sugar; 3 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch); 210 ml (7½ fl oz) milk; 1 pinch salt; 2 egg yolks; 25 g (1 oz) unsalted butter; ½ vanilla bean, split lengthways and seeds scraped

Preparation info

For
12
doughnuts

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

3 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)
40 g (1½ oz) sugar

Americas
United States
Sauce
New York
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

The Mixture

Make a slurry with the cornflour, sugar, salt and about 1 tablespoon of the milk. Mix the egg yolks with the rest of the milk. Combine the two mixtures in a saucepan.

Cooking

Heat over medium heat