Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4           cup  sugar
  2        tablespoons  cornstarch
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  2               cups  milk
  1              piece  vanilla bean -- or 1 tsp. vanilla
                        -- extract (3-inch)
  1              large  egg -- well-beaten
  2        tablespoons  butter or margarine

Preparation:

In heavy saucepan, blend sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add milk and vanilla bean. Blend well. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly and continue cooking 2 minutes. Stir small amount of hot mixture into beaten egg, return to pan and cook 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and remove vanilla bean. Add butter and stir to blend. Chill thoroughly, covering top with plastic wrap to prevent skin from forming.

Nutritional Information:

101 Calories (kcal); 4g Total Fat; (31% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 26mg Cholesterol; 89mg Sodium