How to make custard slices

hi i'm save from bb's gift food and i'm going to show you how to make absolutely delicious custard slices so first i've got a sheet of puff pastry here and i'm just going to sprinkle over some almonds you don't have to do this if you don't want to but i think it adds a nice texture and it looks beautiful that's great and i'm just going to dust over some icing sugar this is going to help the pastry go all nice and caramelised a lovely golden brown now i don't want my puff pastry layers to rise too much so i'm going to put another sheet of parchment on top of the pastry and then another baking tray on top of that then to really compress the layers i've got two loaf tins which i've lined with baking beans if you don't have baking beans don't worry just use some old rice or you could use some cans if you wish now that's ready to go i'm going to put it in the oven for 30 minutes on a really high heat so it goes wonderfully caramelised now repeat this process so you get your second layer now my pastry is lovely and cooked lovely golden brown i'm just going to cut it to the size of my tin so i'm using the base as a guide and a sharp knife to get straight edges [Music] so i'm just placing this almond side down in my tin so i've got all my custard ingredients in my saucepan i'm just going to turn that on and i've got my gelatin leaf which i'm just going to soak in some cold water so i'm just going to whisk all my custard ingredients together until they're thickened start cooking this over a low heat so the sugar can dissolve if your custard gets a little bit lumpy don't worry just whisk it out it'll be absolutely fine i just added my gelatine and my custard is lovely and thick so i'm going to remove the vanilla pod i'm just going to pour it over my pastry base [Music] smooth out your custard so it evenly covers the pastry so when i'm making this i like to individually portion the top of the pastry so it's easier to cut once set i like to use a ruler for a little bit more accuracy so i'm just going to cut the pastry in half then i'm going to cut it into 10 slices push your knife straight through the pastry so it doesn't crack now i'm just going to place these on top of my custard [Music] they look great so i'm just going to leave them in the fridge to set for four to five hours or better still overnight these have set up really nicely in the fridge so i'm just going to cut them into individual slices these look delicious and absolutely perfect to take to a party and that's how you make custard slices from bbc good food [Music] you

Channel: Good Food

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Length: 3min 36sec (216 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 21 2017