Vanilla Custard Slice

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Vanilla Custard Slice. YUM. Creamy, buttery, delicious, comfort food. This one was good.

It’s a little bit of work to create the magic, but totally worth it in my mind. The base is a typical pastry number, with required kneading, resting and baking times. Once the base is cooled, you simply add the custard (home-made, but not completely from scratch) and bake for a further 15 mins.

The hardest part is waiting for the custard to set. We couldn’t bring ourselves to wait long enough, and our custard was a little runny.

As the weather warms here in the southern hemisphere, and cools in the north, this is the perfect seasonal change treat. We hope you can enjoy it with a nourishing cup of tea and good company. Enjoy!

Vanilla Custard Slice

INGREDIENTS:

Pastry:

  • 2 1/2 oz. (70 gms) butter
  • 1/4 cup castor sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose (plain) flour
  • 2 tablespoons ground rice flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Filling:

  • 1.2 pints (570 mls) milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 oz. (40gms) butter
  • 1/3 cup cornflour
  • 1/3 cup custard powder
  • 1/3 pint (140mls) milk extra
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

Pastry:
  1. Cream butter and sugar, add egg, beat well.
  2. Work sifted dry ingredients into creamed mixture.
  3. Knead well until smooth.
  4. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
  5. Roll out to fit base of lightly greased 7in. (18cm.) by 11in. (28cm.) lamington tin.
  6. Prick well with fork.
  7. Bake in hot oven 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
  8. Remove from oven, cool.
Filling:
  1. Put milk, sugar, and butter in saucepan.
  2. Blend cornflour and custard powder with extra milk; add to saucepan, bring to boil, stirring until mixture boils and thickens.
  3. Remove from heat, beat in egg and vanilla.
  4. Cool slightly, pour over prepared pastry.
  5. Cool, then refrigerate until set.
  6. Cut into slices.

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