Old Fashion Vanilla Slice
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This has to be my favourite slice ever.
With creamy vanilla custard in between flaky pastry topped with passionfruit icing.
Every time I indulge in a slice it takes me back to a wonderful childhood memory of moments with my grandmother , sharing a large slice.
INGREDIENTS
With creamy vanilla custard in between flaky pastry topped with passionfruit icing.
Every time I indulge in a slice it takes me back to a wonderful childhood memory of moments with my grandmother , sharing a large slice.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 sheet of thawed puff pastry
- 1 cup of caster sugar
- 1 cup cornflour
- 1/2 cup custard powder
- 1 litre milk
- 60 ( 4 tbsp) gram butter
- 2 egg-yolks
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Passionfruit icing
1 1/2 cup icing-sugar mixture
2 teaspoon butter
2 tablespoon passionfruit pulp
2 teaspoon water
Method
Vanilla slice
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Preheat oven to very hot, 220°C. Lightly grease and line a 20 x 30cm slice pan with baking paper. - 2
Grease and line 2 baking trays. Place pastry sheets on oven trays. Bake for l0-12 minutes, until golden. Gently flatten pastry with hand. Trim pastry to cover base of prepared pan. - 3
In a jug, combine sugar, cornflour and custard powder. Add a little of the milk to form a smooth paste. Place paste in a large pan with remaining milk and stir until smooth. - 4
Add butter and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes or until mixture is thick and smooth. Remove from heat. Add egg-yolks and vanilla. Pour over prepared pastry sheet. Top with remaining trimmed pastry sheet. Chill for 1 hour. - 5
Meanwhile to make passionfruit icing; combine icing sugar, butter and passionfruit pulp in a small heat-proof bowl. Stir in enough water to make a smooth paste. Place over saucepan of simmering water and heat gently, stirring for 2-3 minutes until mixture is of spreadable consistency. Spread over pastry. Chill for 20 minutes until set. Cut into squares.
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