By: Washington State Chef’s Association Food Bank Challenge Cookbook

Yield: 3 cups

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup egg yolks (approximately one dozen)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Directions:

• Combine the egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of a mixer.  Beat with the whip attachment until thick and light.
• Scald milk in a double boiler.
• With the mixture running at low speed, gradually pour the scalded milk into the egg mixture.
• Pour the mixture back into the double boiler.  Heat slowly, stirring constantly until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Immediately remove the top part of the double boiler from the heat and set it into a pan of cold water.
• Stir in the maple syrup, and stir the sauce occasionally as it cools.