Vanilla Custard Slice, a variation on the French mille feuille, has a smooth, rich filling sandwiched between two crisp layers of puff pastry. Decadent and wonderful, it is the perfect dessert to make ahead for a special meal. Or go on and serve some anytime to make a a mundane day into a fabulous one.

Vanilla Custard Slice

Ingredients:

2 sheets ready-prepared puff pastry, thawed
1½ cups (375ml) milk
1½ cups (375ml) single (light) cream
60g butter, chopped
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
⅔ cup (150g) caster (superfine) sugar
⅓ cup (50g) cornflour (cornstarch)
½ cup (125ml) water
6 egg yolks
Confectioner’s sugar for dusting

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350ºF).

2. Place the pastry on baking trays lined with parchment paper. Top each pastry sheet with parchment paper and place another baking tray over as a weight.

3. Bake for 35 minutes or until golden. Cool on racks.

4. To make the filling, place the milk, cream, butter, vanilla and sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat and cook until hot but not boiling. Mix the cornflour and water to a smooth paste and whisk into the hot milk mixture. Add the egg yolks and stir, allowing to simmer, for 6 minutes or until the mixture has thickened. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

5. Place one of the pastry sheets in a 20cm x 30cm slice tin (or a 9 inch square baking pan) lined with parchment paper. Spread over the custard and top with the remaining pastry.

6. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.

7. Ease the slice out of the tin using the parchment paper to lift.

8. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and slice to serve.

Makes 12 slices

Recipe from Donna Hay Magazine

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