CUSTARD BISCUITS

This Recipe Makes ± 1 Dozen ( ± 12 Pieces)

These very elegant & beautifully flavoured custard biscuits (cookies) were introduced to me by my mum as she always prepared them for us. Custard biscuits are stunning shortbread’s having a fantastic texture yet delicately made with a custard powder blend.

These are also known as Vlakoekies to many Afrikaaners residing in South Africa.

Small & flavorful chomps of the most melt in-your mouth, custard treats ever. Simple to make, & they taste extraordinary!

Custard Biscuits Ingredients:

• 1 cup custard powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1½ cups cake flour
• 1 cup icing sugar + additional for decorating
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 250 grams butter, room temperature
• Pinch of salt

Method:

1. Firstly, preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper or wax paper like I did & set aside.
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3. Crack two eggs in a bowl.
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5. Add the vanilla essence to the eggs.
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7. Beat eggs & vanilla essence with a fork until combined & set aside.
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9. Sift flour into a large mixing bowl.
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11. Once sifted, add in the salt.
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13. In a separate mixing bowl, add in the butter & the icing sugar. Make sure that the butter is softened, if not then just stick it in the microwave for a few seconds. Be careful not to liquify the butter.
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15. Cream the butter & the icing sugar with a spoon. I prefer using a wooden spoon for this.
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17. Next, add in the beaten egg mixture to the bowl of creamed icing sugar & butter.
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19. Mix well & then drop in the sifted flour.
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21. Mix it a bit & thereafter drop in the custard powder.
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23. Stir well until all the ingredients are combined.
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25. Next, you may use a piping bag to make biscuits (cookies) into shapes, but the method I am using is much quicker. Pinch a golf ball size of dough with your hands.
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27. Roll lightly with your palms & place the dough on the lined baking tray.
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29. Next, using a fork, press down lightly on the biscuits. It will create lines on the dough & also press it down a bit, creating the biscuit shape.
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31. Place the shaped custard biscuits into the preheated oven & bake for 12-15 minutes.
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33. When the biscuits are done, remove from the oven.
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35. Set biscuits on a cooling rack. I have also lined the counter with wax paper which is directly under the cooling rack – this is for the decorating part.
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37. Allow the biscuits to cool before decorating.
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39. Once cooled you can serve it as is & skip the decorating.
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43. I prefer my custard biscuits with a dash of icing sugar over the top, so if you also prefer that then grab out your sifter & gently sift over a little icing sugar.
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45. Now they look super delicious & are ready to be eaten.
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49. The inside of the biscuit should be soft. Do bare in mind that they may look undone, but that’s just how the texture looks, trust me – their perfectly baked.
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51. To store these custard biscuits, simply line an airtight container with wax paper & gently lay the biscuits in. It can be stored for up to two weeks.
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53. Goes well with Turkish Coffee.