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Creme Anglaise (Custard Sauce) (D, KLP)
Source: "Five Roses Flour: A Guide to Good Cooking" (1938)
Yield: 1-3/4 cups

1-1/2 cups milk
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons sugar
Few grains salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla or other flavouring

Scald milk in top of double boiler.

Mix egg yolks with sugar and salt and beat slightly. Add a little of the hot milk to the egg yolks, mix well.

Return to top of double boiler and stir until mixture coats the spoon. Remove from fire, strain and cool. Add flavouring when cold.

Cocoa or caramel syrup, lemon, orange, or almond extracts may be used for flavouring this sauce.

Posted by Shayna Kravetz

Nutritional Info Per Serving: N/A