Recipe by Michaela Uren of Forchefs

Ingredients:

• 500ml whole milk
• 500ml double cream
• 100g caster sugar
• 2 vanilla pod, split
• 10 large free range egg yolks
• Nutmeg to taste

Method:

– Put the milk, double cream and 1 tbsp of the sugar into a heavy based saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and add them to the pan. Heat until almost simmering. Then take off the heat.
– Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar until creamy.
– Gradually pour the hot creamy milk onto the sugary yolks, whisking as you do so. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a clean pan.
– Stir the mixture over a low heat until the custard thickens enough to thinly coat the back
of a spoon. Do not allow the mixture to boil as it will curdle.
– Remove from the heat and strain the custard again through a fine sieve into a cold bowl
(unless you are serving it hot right away). Leave to cool, stirring occasionally to prevent a skin from forming.