Cinnamon Spiced Cream Custard

Ingredients

• 1 pint milk
• 1 strip lemon peel
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 5 egg yolks
• Sugar to taste
• 1 tbsp peach water
• 2 tsp brandy or ratafia

Method

1. 1 Boil milk with lemon peel and cinnamon until flavored, then remove from heat.
2. 2 Whisk egg yolks with sugar, then stir in the hot milk mixture.
3. 3 Pour into cream and stir constantly over low heat until thickened. Do not boil.
4. 4 Remove from heat and stir in peach water and brandy or ratafia.