Custard Slices
Custard Slices. Enjoy the rich, comforting flavors that make this dish a timeless favorite.
Ingrédients
- 2 sheets ready-rolled puff pastry
- 4 cups milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 4 tbsp cornflour (maizena)
- 2 tbsp cake flour
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 pinch salt
- Icing sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Place puff pastry sheets on a lined baking tray and prick with a fork. Bake until golden and crisp, then cool completely.
- For the custard, heat 3 cups of milk in a saucepan until just below boiling point.
- In a bowl, whisk together remaining 1 cup milk, sugar, cornflour, cake flour, egg yolks, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
- Slowly pour hot milk into the mixture while whisking, then return to the saucepan. Stir continuously over medium heat until thick and creamy.
- Place one pastry sheet in a square dish, spread custard evenly over it, and top with the second pastry sheet.
- Chill in the fridge until set, then cut into squares. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
