Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 cups milk
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 2 tsp vanilla
Preparation
Step 1
Mix cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Whisk together milk and egg thoroughly, and gradually stir in. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, till mixture comes to a boil. (Don’t be tempted to turn up the heat; if it gets hot too fast, the egg will cook. And scrambled eggs in vanilla sauce would be bad. Really, really bad.) Boil for at least 1 minute, still stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Serve warm or chilled.
Notes:
-I sometimes use one whole egg instead of the yolks. I crack the egg into a small bowl first and pull off those white stringy things. (I think they might be called albumen, but I could be totally wrong.) Then I beat the egg really well. It is a little trickier, but I don't have to waste 2 egg whites. I am cheap thrifty that way.