Crema

• 1 litre (4 cups) milk
• 125 g (4½

Put the milk, half of the sugar and vanilla bean into a saucepan to boil.

Whip the egg yolks with the remaining sugar in a bowl until they are creamy. Just before the milk comes to the boil, remove the saucepan from the heat. Add a ladleful of hot milk to the eggs, to acclimatise them slowly, whisking to prevent them from curdling. Add another ladleful, then add the whole mixture back t