Creme Anglaise II

Name: Creme Anglaise II
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 egg yolks; 237 milliliters half-and-half cream; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise; 118 milliliters white sugar, divided

The recipe Creme Anglaise II is ready in around 25 minutes and is definitely Head to the store and pick up egg yolks, half-and-half cream, butter, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine half-and-half, 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla bean.

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In a bowl, whisk together egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup sugar until smooth.

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When cream mixture comes just to a boil, remove from heat and remove vanilla bean.

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Whisk a small amount of hot cream into the egg yolk mixture, then pour egg yolk mixture into remaining hot cream and whisk until smooth. Return to medium heat and cook, stirring, until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon.

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Remove from heat and stir in butter.

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Serve warm or cold.

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Servings:

egg yolks 237milliliters

half-and-half cream 2Tbsps

unsalted butter 1

vanilla bean, halved lengthwise 118milliliters

white sugar, divided

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