Everyone needs to have this light and fluffy Ermine Frosting recipe on hand. It makes a lovely frosting for so many treats or filling for whoopie pies or oatmeal sandwich cookies.
Ermine Frosting
- 1 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla… or mint, or almond, or maple (you get the idea)
Whisk milk & flour together in a saucepan. Place over medium high heat and watch closely. Continue whisking until thick. Cook for about one minute while whisking. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for about 15 minutes.
Place butter & sugar in mixer on high speed until light & fluffy. After flour & milk mixture has cooled to almost room temp, add to mixer and whip until light & fluffy. It should look almost like whipped cream.
Note: For a very white filling you can substitute butter with white shortening. Shortening just won’t taste nearly as lovely.