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Vanilla Sauce

Vanilla Sauce

Cuisine:World

Course:Sauce

5m prep 10m cook 15m ready

About 1 ¼ cups Perfect drizzled on bread puddings or chocolate custards or soufflés.

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Ingredients

Servings:
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 cup cool water
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • Seeds scraped from 2-inch piece vanilla bean
  • (2 tablespoons dark rum)

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Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Combine in a small heavy saucepan: ¼ cup sugar; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 cup cool water

  2. Step 2.

    Cook over medium heat, stirring, until as thick as heavy cream, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in until smooth: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; ⅛ teaspoon salt; Seeds scraped from 2-inch piece vanilla bean; (2 tablespoons dark rum)

  3. Step 3.

    Serve warm or at room temperature.

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