Cinnamon custard

Name: Cinnamon custard
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 200 mL (7fl oz) each full-fat milk and double cream; 2 cinnamon sticks, broken; 3 medium yolks; 25 g (1oz) golden caster sugar

A great accompaniment to rhubarb crumble cake.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 16 March 2009

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Yields:

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Ingredients

200 ml (7fl oz) each full-fat milk and double cream
2 cinnamon sticks, broken
3 medium yolks
25 g (1oz) golden caster sugar

Directions

1. Step 1
  Heat the milk, cream and cinnamon sticks until just below boiling point. Take off the heat and infuse for 20min. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve.
2. Step 2
  Mix the yolks and sugar together in a bowl, then gradually stir the cream mixture into the yolks. Pour into a clean pan and heat gently for 3-5min, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until it thickens to the consistency of double cream - don't let the custard boil.
3. Step 3
  Strain the custard into a jug and serve warm or at room temperature with the cake.
  
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Chef's tip

If you prefer, you can leave out the cinnamon sticks and use ½tsp ground cinnamon instead (in which case, you won't need to strain the custard in step one).

Per Serving:

Calories: 47
Total carbs: 1 g
Sugars: 1 g
Total fat: 4 g
Saturated fat: 4 g

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