Koldskål (Danish buttermilk dessert)

Vanilla beans · 4 people · 15 min + 1 hour in the fridge

The Danish summer classic, made with real vanilla.

Ingredients

• 2 egg yolks (pasteurised)
• 60 g sugar
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1 litre buttermilk
• Juice and finely grated zest of ½ organic lemon
• Kammerjunker biscuits and fresh strawberries to serve

Method

1. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and vanilla seeds until pale and fluffy.
2. Whisk in the buttermilk a little at a time.
3. Season with lemon juice and zest.
4. Chill for at least 1 hour. Serve with kammerjunker biscuits and strawberries.

Tip: use the whole bean. A scraped vanilla bean still has plenty of flavour. Put it in a jar of sugar, and after a couple of weeks you have your own vanilla sugar.

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