Custard With Milk - A Step By Step Recipe With A Photo

Custard is one of the most popular types of baking toppings: eclairs, cakes, pastries and others. I'll tell you a traditional Italian recipe for making custard with milk.

Cooking description:

Custard is often prepared with flavors such as vanilla or lemon. Many people like to add alcohol to it: rum, cognac. The real custard is thick with a velvety texture. It is used not only as a filler, this cream itself is a ready-made dessert. You can add fruits, dried fruits, berries, nuts to it and serve.

Purpose: For children / For an afternoon snack / For dessert / For a party table

Main ingredient: Fruit / Lemon / Dairy products / Milk / Flour / Eggs

Dish: Desserts / Cream / Sweet

Ingredients:

• Milk - 1 Liter
• Chicken yolks - 8 pieces
• Sugar powder - 160 Grams
• Flour - 80 Grams
• Lemon - 1 Piece (zest)

Servings: 5

How to make Milk Custard

1. Pour milk into a saucepan, put it on fire and add the zest of one lemon to it. Bring the mixture to a boil, then strain the milk through cheesecloth. 2. Put chicken yolks in a separate bowl, add sugar to them and beat until frothy. 3. Add flour to eggs and stir gently from top to bottom. 4. Pour hot milk over the egg yolks and stir. 5. Put the mixture on low heat and cook until thick, about 5-8 minutes. 6. Remove the saucepan from heat, gently stir the mixture with a spoon for a few minutes, then cover with foil and cool to room temperature, then store in the refrigerator.