Traditional vanilla custard
1 cup milk
1 cup thickened cream
1 vanilla bean (see note)
4 egg yolks
1 tablespoon cornflour
1/3 cup caster sugar
Step 1

Combine milk and cream in a small saucepan. Using a sharp knife, split vanilla bean in half lengthways and scrape out seeds. Add bean and seeds to milk mixture. Place over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until hot (do not allow to boil). Remove saucepan from heat.
Step 2

Whisk egg yolks, cornflour and sugar in a heatproof bowl until well combined. Remove vanilla beans from milk mixture. Pour hot milk mixture over egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly.
Step 3

Return mixture to saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, for 15 to 20 minutes or until custard thickens and coats the back of a metal spoon (do not allow custard to boil, as it might curdle).
Step 4

Serve custard warm or cold over stewed fruit, pancakes or crumbles.

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Salome Kleu
BOKSIE VLA

150ml vla poeier angemaak met n bietjie water
5ml vanilla essens
1 litter gekookte water
1 blik kondens melk
knippie sout
gooi angemaakte vla vinnig by en klop met hand. jo sout vanilla en jo kondensmelk. dis vinnig en heerlik.

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 ONGEKOOKTE BOKSIE VLA

Tuis gemaakte boksie vla, 150ml vla poeier, 1lt kookwater, 1 blikkie kondensmelk. Meng die vla poeier met n bietjie koue water tot loperig gooi dan die liter kook water daaroor roer tot mooi glad voeg dan die kondensmelk by en roer weer goed. hoef glad nie gekook te word nie. Bedien warm of koud. maak omtrent 1.25lt vla. bere in n lig digte houer in die yskas.