When you have chooks and they are laying copious quantities of eggs, its nice to do lots of homemade things with them knowing that you are making something entirely from scratch, using nutrient dense home-grown ingredients.  I often make this custard with raw milk too,  which is so much better for you than homogenised and pasturised shop bought milk.  If you do know a dairy farmer, they are legally allowed to sell you up to 10 litres of milk (in New Zealand) at a time.  Raw milk is beautiful to use to make custard, ice-cream, cheese, etc and everything tastes just that much creamier and wholesome.

You will need:

800 mls milk

3 tbsp sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Bring to the boil in a saucepan on the stove.

Meanwhile, into a shaker, add:

250 mls milk

1/4 – 1/3 cup cornflour (depending on how thick you want it)

4 egg yolks

Shake together and have ready to add to the milk just as it starts to boil.  Reduce heat and stir quickly until it thickens.  Remove immediately from heat once thickened as it catches and burns easily.

Really yummy served with Old-fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream

Enjoy

Yours sincerely

Mumma Bear