Baked Eve's Pudding with homemade custard recipe

• 600 ml (21.1fl oz) milk
• 1 vanilla pod or 1/2tsp vanilla extract
• 25 g (0.9oz) golden caster sugar
• 2 tsp cornflour
• 4 egg yolks
• 5 eating apples
• 75 g (2.6oz) softened unsalted butter, plus a little extra for greasing
• 50 g (1.8oz) golden caster sugar
• 175 g (6.2oz) self-raising flour
• 1 pinch fine sea salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 100 ml (3.5fl oz) milk

1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Grease a 2 pint (1.2 litre) baking dish with a little butter.
3. Peel and core the apples, then slice (not too thinly) and put them in the base of the dish.
4. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy.
5. Add the flour and salt and fold in until just combined.
6. Make a well in the middle and add the beaten egg.
7. Stir together, gradually adding enough milk to give a dropping consistency.
8. You may not need the entire 100ml.
9. Pour into the dish on top of the apples, spreading it over to completely cover them.
10. Bake for 1 hour, until risen and golden on top.
11. Just before its ready, make the custard.
12. Put the milk and vanilla in a saucepan and slowly bring to simmering point.
13. Remove the vanilla pod, if using.
14. (You can reuse it to make vanilla sugar: wash it, dry and store in a jar with caster sugar).
15. Whisk the yolks, sugar and cornflour together in a bowl.
16. Gradually pour the hot milk onto the eggs and sugar, whisking all the time.
17. Return to the pan and stir over a low heat until thickened.
18. Pour into a jug and serve straight away with the pudding.
19. To keep it warm (if needed), stand the jug in a pan of hot water and cover the top with clingfilm to stop a skin forming.

vanilla, golden caster, cornflour, egg yolks, eating apples, unsalted butter, golden caster, salt, egg, milk

Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/42982/baked-eves-pudding-with-homemade-custard-recipe (may not work)