Sweet White Sauce Recipe

15 g/2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)

300 ml milk
30 ml/2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar
A few drops of vanilla essence (extract)

A knob of unsalted (sweet) butter (optional)

Method:

Blend the cornflour with a little of the milk in a saucepan. Add the remaining milk and the sugar. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes, stirring all the time until thickened and smooth. Stir in the vanilla essence to taste. Beat in the butter, if using.