vanilla custard, just like grandma's

on saturday, i got together with a few friends who were longing for some old fashioned comfort...old fashioned comfort food. so after having a nice comforting risotto, i made vanilla custard from scratch. no custard powder, and the yellow in the custard came from the eggs. yolks to be specific.

the verdict? one of the guys sighed and proclaimed it to be just like gran's and breathed in all the vanilla-iness. and everyone nodded in agreement and continued eating their custard. lol.

2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons maize cornflour
3 egg yolks
1/2 litre milk
vanilla bean paste to taste

pop it all into the thermomix bowl and set the thermomix to cook at 80 degrees for 7 minutes on speed 4. so good. so easy. no comparison could be made with the bought stuff.

portuguese custard tarts filling

200ml. fresh milk
20g. corn flour
1 pinch cinnamon
4 large egg yolk
100ml. water, extra
200g. sugar

boil the sugar and water for 2 minutes then set aside.

dissolve the corn flour in a bowl with a little cold water. bring the milk to the boil then pour over the cornflour, whisking thoroughly to mix. add the boiled sugar/water mixture and egg yolks and whisk thoroughly.

pour the custard mixture into the tart cases, almost to the top. bake the tarts in a very hot oven of 250°c. for about 15-20 minutes or until golden. sprinkle with a hint of cinnamon and serve warm