Simple Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups whole milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter
4 eggs
1/2 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Preparation

Cook and stir milk, vanilla extract, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove mixture from heat before it comes to a boil.
Whisk eggs, sugar, and cornstarch together in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
Set saucepan back over low heat. Pour in egg mixture slowly, whisking constantly, until custard thickens enough to coat the bottom of a spoon, 5 to 10 minutes.