Creme Anglaise - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups milk or 2 cups 10% cream
6 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Heat milk in pot over medium heat until hot- but not boiling.
In a large bowl, beat yolks, sugar& cornstarch together until well combined.
Slowly beat in milk.
Transfer back to pot& cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon (about 5- 7 minutes).
Add vanilla.
Pour mixture through a fine msh sieve into a clean bowl.
Sprinkle sugar lightly over the top to prevent a skin from forming.
Cool, then chill.