difficulty
Easy
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
1 litre milk
3 strips orange rind
50 g (⅔ cup) cornflour
6 eggs
100 g (½ cup) vanilla sugar (see Note) or use white sugar and add a splash of vanilla extract
Makes 1 litre.
Instructions
Place milk and orange rind in a saucepan over medium heat and cook until warm. Remove from heat and steep for 15 minutes.
Place the cornflour in a large bowl and mix with 60 ml orange-infused milk until dissolved. Whisk in eggs and sugar.
Reheat remaining milk. Strain and whisk into egg mixture. Pour into a clean pan over low heat and stir continuously with a wooden spoon for 5 minutes or until custard mixture comes to the boil and is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon. Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl. Cover surface with plastic wrap to stop a skin from forming. Cool, then refrigerate until cold.
Note
Vanilla sugar is from supermarkets.
As seen in Feast Magazine, Issue 16, pg40.
Photography by Alan Benson
Photography by Alan Benson
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
