BRANDIED CUSTARD

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Provided by Melissa Clark

Time 15m

Yield 1 1/4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
3 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, pulp scraped
3 large egg yolks
1 tablespoon brandy
Freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish

Steps:

In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk together cream and milk with 2 tablespoons sugar, vanilla bean pod and pulp.
In a bowl, whisk egg yolks with remaining sugar. When cream heats to just below a simmer, drizzle half of it into egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Add yolk mixture back into saucepan, whisking constantly.
Cook sauce over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until it is thick enough to coat back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Strain mixture into a bowl and stir in brandy. Serve warm or cold over baked apples, garnished with nutmeg.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 142, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 10 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 20 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams