Lavender Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
7 lavender flowers (or buds)
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup whipped cream, whipped

Preparation

Combine cream, milk, honey, sugar, salt and lavender flowers (or buds) in double boiler.
Cook for 10 minutes over hot simmering water, stir frequently.
In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks. Add 1/2 cup of custard to the yolks, mixing well.
Return yolks mixture to double boiler and stir until thickens. Remove from heat.
Strain custard to remove lavender and put in a bowl. Put waxed paper across custard to cover and prevent skin from forming.
Chill until set and before serving, add whipped cream folding into custard.