When I first moved out of my parents’ home in my early twenties, mom provided me with a little handwritten book containing recipes of things that I enjoyed and might enjoy making now that I was on my own. This happens to be her delicious custard slices recipe:
Custard Slices
- 1 packet cream crackers
- 1 litre of milk
- 250ml white sugar
- 60ml margarine
- 125ml cake flour
- 100ml cornflour
- 12.5ml custard powder
- 2ml salt
- 125ml cold water
- 3 eggs
- 5ml vanilla essence
- 475ml (250g) icing sugar
- 25ml boiling water
- 10ml lemon juice
Step 1:
Arrange the crackers in rows of 3 in the bottom of a shallow 30 x 23 cm rectangular dish, taking care that the break line in the middle of each lies crosswise across the dish.
Step 2:
Microwave the milk, white sugar and margarine, uncovered, in a deep, 2 litre dish for about 10 minutes on High to scald; stir occasionally so that the sugar will melt faster.
Step 3:
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the cake flour, cornflour, custard powder and salt.
Step 4:
Beat the cold water and eggs together and blend into the flour mixture. Beat a little of the milk mixture into the flour mixture, then beat the flour mixture into the rest of the milk mixture.
Step 5:
Microwave the filling, uncovered, for 7 minutes on Medium High, beating well with a whisk at 1½ minute intervals. Stir in the vanilla essence. Spoon the filling onto the crackers in the dish and smooth the top. Cover this layer with a layer of crackers arranged exactly as before. Allow to stand for a while at room temperature to cool, then chill in the refrigerator.
Step 6:
Sift the icing sugar and blend it with the boiling water and lemon juice. Top the crackers with this, then return the dish to the refrigerator to firm.
Yummy!