Help pls with UK 'birds eye' type custard....

[Cornish Cream]

Received it thank you CC, think I might need to get chickens to supply the eggs lol.

I haven't tried it but Janie Turner ( author) said you could halve the recipe.

[Decadent Dot]

Hi CC, I am wondering if your custard recipe is the same as the one in the F&EC page 189.

If not, would you PM me the "aka birds eye"one

[Cornish Cream]

I have just PM'ed the recipe to you Dot

[willowfox]

Another ex pat here who loves the old birds custard:)
Can someone please pm me the recipe?

Thanks x

[JulieO]

Me tooooo please 

[JulieO]

Thanks so much Meagan, have copied it already. 

[O4aTimtam]

Ditto  . Thanks Meagan

[breadsauce]

All Birds Eye custard powder is:

Cornflour
A little Ground Turmeric for colour
A few drops of almond essence to take away the turmeric taste

Very simple and just a little experimenting to get the taste right and *poof*, kiddiehood memories come flooding back. 

SB

[judydawn]

Well fancy that SB.

[cookie1]

Gosh, I am surprised. 

[Melinda]

Ok I am going to just add it here 

Thick Custard
This recipe , contributed by Janie Turner, makes a lovely thick custard (like birds) with no artificial ingredients, " my children will finally eat home-made custard now."

500g milk
6 egg yolks
70g sugar
1tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
20g corn flour exactly, weighed in a tsp at a time to avoid adding too much

1. Put all ingredients in the TM bowl and cook 7 minutes/90Cspeed 4
2 for an even smoother finish, mix 15-20sec/speed 8. Pour out into a serving jug

Tip: this is the perfect consistency for a trifle

Is this with the butterfly in or out?  Obviously it would be out if you were blitzing it at the end on speed 8, but in during the cooking?

[cookie1]

I don't use a butterfly for my custard Mel B. so you could do it without. It would be horrid to blitz and forget the butterfly.

[Debbiebillg]

The custard for this Vanilla slice recipe is very, very thick and doesn't use the butterfly either.

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=8292.0

[Melinda]

I don't use a butterfly for my custard Mel B. so you could do it without. It would be horrid to blitz and forget the butterfly.

And knowing me, that's what I'd do....   

[Melinda]

The custard for this Vanilla slice recipe is very, very thick and doesn't use the butterfly either.

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=8292.0

It's a good thing I'm busy the rest of this week and away on the weekend, or I'd be spending it all in the kitchen - that vanilla slice looks amazing!