What do I do with custard powder?

[sheetz]

A while back I bought a can of custard powder for a recipe that required only a couple of tablespoons of it, and now I'm not sure what to do with the rest of it. Any suggestions?

[Kerry Beal]

I use it in the icing of Nanaimo bars and when I make trifle. I also use some in a couple of chocolate centers I make to get an eggy flavour.

[Lior]

I love custard!!

oh! Kerry! Do you add it to the cream? And then the cream to the chocolate? I do that when I make my Salep truffles.

Edited November 24, 2008 by Lior (log)

[dougal]

Hot custard (usually made from powder ) is a popular accompaniment to a hot desert in the UK. You might be offered it for example with a hot apple pie, or hot stewed fruit, and its the proper thing to serve with a proper steamed "pudding"...

Edited November 24, 2008 by dougal (log)

[Kerry Beal]

I love custard!!

oh! Kerry! Do you add it to the cream? And then the cream to the chocolate? I do that when I make my Salep truffles.

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Yup, cook it with the cream and then add to melted chocolate.

[Lior]

[Mette]

Yup, cook it with the cream and then add to melted chocolate.

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Would you care to elaborate on amounts & method?

My husband is english and loves custard - custard flavoured chocolates would be a great treat. There's Bird's in the cupboard......

Thanks

[Kerry Beal]

Yup, cook it with the cream and then add to melted chocolate.

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Would you care to elaborate on amounts & method?

My husband is english and loves custard - custard flavoured chocolates would be a great treat. There's Bird's in the cupboard......

Thanks

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PM me your regular e-mail address and I'll mail them from mastercook. Too lazy to type them out.

[Peter the eater]

Finally, a Pastry & Baking topic that I can contribute to -- although I'm not the first here to praise hot custard. My high school sweetheart's folks were Brits and we had Bird's all the time. As well as Ovaltine, Marmite, Flake bars and Heath bars. I associate all those items with being a teenager in the 1980's.

[Lior]

No Milo? No fishpaste?!