Easy Homemade Custard for Trifles recipe
This is a speedy homemade custard recipe that tastes absolutely delicious. Try it next time you make a trifle.
Ingredients:
- 350ml milk
- 200g whipping cream
- 50g sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 vanilla pod
- 25g corn-flour
Method of Preparation:
Slice open the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds with the back of a knife.
Mix together the egg yolk, corn-flour and a little bit of the milk until smooth.
Put the remaining milk, whipping cream, sugar, salt and vanilla seeds into a saucepan and stir well.
Bring the mixture to the boil and then quickly whisk the corn-flour mixture into the hot milk.
Bring the mixture back up to the boil and then cook it for a few more minutes, until it thickens slightly. Remove from the heat and allow it to cool before using in trifles.
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Conversions | |
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350ml | about 1 ½ cups (1.4794 cups based on 236.59 mililitres in a US cup) |
200g | about 7 oz (7.0546 oz based on 0.035273 ounces in a gram) |
50g | about 2 oz (1.76365 oz based on 0.035273 ounces in a gram) |
25g | about 1 oz (0.881825 oz based on 0.035273 ounces in a gram) |
Data:
Published: March 28, 2011
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