Amy's Custard Sauce

This custard sauce is a favorite at our house. We serve it on waffles, french toast, and pancakes instead of syrup. The entire recipe has only 1/2 cup of sugar, instead of the concentrated sugar you get in commercial syrups, and even fruit syrups. And yummy! Amy Heaton shared this recipe with us, and we love it.

Custard Sauce

1/2 cup raw sugar (or granulated sugar, if you prefer)
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups milk

In a saucepan, combine dry ingredients and then add milk. Turn on the heat. Stirring with a whisk, bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir constantly to avoid scorching the sauce. Remove pan from heat. In a separate bowl, put:

3 egg yolks

Whisk yolks together, then gradually add a cup of the sauce to the yolks, mixing well. Then slowly return all back to the pan, scraping the bowl. Bring the sauce back to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil again for 2 minutes, continuing to stir. Remove from heat. Add:

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 4 Tablespoons butter and stir until melted and mixed well.

Serve warm over waffles, pancakes, German pancakes, french toast, or crepes. Yummy!!

Toffee Squares

Such an easy cookie to make, and so yummy.

Toffee Squares

1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 t. vanilla

Mix in order given. Press into a greased cookie sheet, leaving 1 inch around the edges. Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees. While hot, sprinkle with about 2 cups chocolate chips. As soon as they are melty, spread around the cookie. Sprinkle with chopped nuts (I prefer almonds, but toasted pecans are pretty good, too.) While warm, cut into squares or diamonds.