Vanilla pudding with fruit

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 vanilla pod(s)
• 1 orange(s), organic, zest
• 550 ml milk
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• some water, cold
• Fruit, for decoration e.g. raspberries

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Total time approx. 12 hours 15 minutes

a not quite so sweet variant

The day before, finely chop a whole vanilla pod and place it in a bowl. Using a fine grater, finely grate the zest of an orange and add it to the mixture. Then pour in half a liter of milk, mix with a pinch of salt and 3 tablespoons of sugar, and let it sit in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours. The next day, pour the vanilla milk through a sieve into a saucepan and heat it up. Dissolve three tablespoons of cornstarch in a little cold water. Separate the eggs and whisk the egg yolks with 50 ml of milk. Now gradually add the cornstarch solution to the hot milk, whisking vigorously while continuing to cook. Add only enough of the cornstarch solution until the hot milk thickens. Then remove the milk from the heat and, while stirring vigorously, very slowly pour the prepared egg white mixture into the pudding. Pour into glasses, let cool briefly, cover the surface airtight with cling film, and chill in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours. Turn out onto plates and decorate attractively with fruit. Tip: Pour hot raspberries over it, for example – there are no limits to your imagination.