Custard Powder

Makes 1 jar

Ingredients
1 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup milk powder
1/4 cup corn flour
2 vanilla beans
1 teaspoon salt

Method
Cut vanilla beans lengthways with a sharp knife lengthways and scrape out vanilla seeds with the tip of the knife.
Add icing sugar, milk powder and corn flour to the bowl and blitz for 20 seconds/speed 5.
Scrape down the sides then add all other ingredients and blitz for 15 seconds/speed 5.
Store in a rubber sealed jar in a dark place.

Tip:
Put the vanilla beans (scraped) in a jar with caster sugar and set aside. Shake occasionally and use as vanilla caster sugar at a later date.

Link: Melting Moments, Passionfruit Melting Moments, Custard

Melting Moments

Ingredients
Biscuits
185g unsalted butter
60g icing sugar, sifted
45g custard powder, sifted
225g plain flour, sifted

Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Line 2 trays with baking paper.
Add unsalted butter and icing sugar to bowl - 5 seconds/speed 4.
Cream the butter and sugar together - 40 seconds/speed 4.
Add custard powder and plain flour - 20 seconds/speed 1 up to 4.
Spoon out teaspoon mixture and press with a fork.
Bake for 12-14 minutes until lightly golden. Transfer to a air rack to cool.

Ingredients
Icing
80g icing sugar
40g unsalted butter
2tsp custard powder
1/2tsp vanilla bean paste

Method
Add all ingredients to bowl - 10 seconds/speed 4.
Once biscuits are cool, ice and cool.
Leave until icing has set and biscuits don't move. Store in the fridge covered.

Link: Custard Powder

Melting Moments (with Passionfruit Icing)

Ingredients:
190g butter, unsalted
60g icing sugar, sifted
60g custard powder
190g plain flour

Method:
Cream butter and icing sugar together.
Add custard powder and plain flour and mix to just combined.
Roll into balls about the size of a walnut. Place on a lined baking tray and press down lightly with a fork.
Cook for 17 to 20 minutes on 160 degrees.
Cool completely before putting icing on.
Sandwich together passionfruit icing.

Link: Custard Powder

Custard

Ingredients:

500g milk

2 eggs

50g sugar

50g custard powder

Method:

[Thermomix/Bellini] Place all ingredients in bowl and cook 8 minute / 90 degree / speed 4.
[Microwave] Cook on medium high at 1 minute intervals.
Place custard in bowl and refrigerate until cold.

Link: Custard Powder