(Cavollatte) This eggnog like concoction may be served both as a beverage and as a sauce for dessert.
Ingredients
- 4 cups milk
- 1 tsp. grated lemon zest
- 1 split vanilla bean
- 10 egg yolks
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
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Instructions
Step 1
Put milk and lemon zest into a medium saucepan. Scrape seed form vanilla bean into milk and add pod. Bring milk mixture to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to a medium-low.
Step 2
Whisk egg yolks and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into egg yolk mixture, then whisk egg yolk-milk mixture into pot. Cook custard, stirring constantly, until thick, 20-25 minutes.
Step 3
Strain custard into a large bowl and let cool briefly, stirring often. Serve over Torta di Pane, if you like.
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