vanilla/custard slice without cornflour?

nikinackyloo

hi
just started making some vanilla slices and I have forgotten to buy cornflour - can I just make the custard up and then thicken with flour/water mixture? or has anyone got an alternative recipe for the custard that doesnt require cornflour?
TIA

Penelope_Penguin

Google comes up with this - no idea if it'll work though Looking again, I'm not sure it will - there's no thickening.

Penny. x

custardy

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Google comes up with this - no idea if it'll work though Looking again, I'm not sure it will - there's no thickening.

Penny. x

you saying im thick? :mad:




anyway,what about creme pat?

http://www.aliveandcooking.com.au/recipes/season2/s2-creme-pat.php

angeltreats

Could you use some gelatine maybe?

charliee_3

i dont think the first one will work as 'proper' egg yolk custard is very thin and runny and for vanilla slice it needs to support itself.. the second one seems promising.. have you got cream you could whip and make jam and cream slices instead?

charliee_3

this site has a vanilla slice recipe using normal flour
http://www.cookitsimply.com/recipe-0010-02680t.html

hope it works!!

Penelope_Penguin

custardy wrote: »

you saying im thick? :mad:

I have to say I prefer my custard thick :p:p:p:p

nikinackyloo

thank you everyone for your posts- I sent OH out to the shop to buy some so ended up making it with cornflour. Now I need to perfect it, it tasted exactly like the shop bought custard but the texture was wrong - far far too thick so think I wil reduce the cornflour or perhaps add more milk next time but they tasted absolutely delicious and were sooooooo easy to make!

flowerfish

That sounds gorgeous, do you have a recipe?

I love custard but have never made it into anything.

I also love custard doughnuts, must have a hunt for a recipe for that too.

nikinackyloo

recipe is here
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/vanilla-slice/detail.aspx
I halved it though;)

ladykath

Years ago my Mum made a sort of 'Vanilla slice' which used cream crackers for the base and top with ordinary custard (Birds etc) made up very thick for the filling and then topped off with icing made with icing sugar and water. They were very popular and soon disappeared.