Strawberry Custard
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Remove the stalks from the strawberries and place them in a glass dish.
Scatter the pounded sugar over the strawberries.
Make the custard and assemble
Prepare the custard according to the package instructions while it is still hot.
Carefully pour the hot custard over the strawberries.
Set aside to cool completely.
Serve
Just before serving, garnish the top with a few fine strawberries.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Strawberries
- Provide the main fruit flavour, colour and juicy texture of the dessert.
- Pounded sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and draws out juice as it sits.
- Custard
- Forms a smooth, creamy layer that sets as it cools over the fruit.
The step that matters
Carefully pour the hot custard over the strawberries. Pouring gently keeps the custard layer smooth and prevents it from breaking up or mixing into the fruit, so it cools into a clean, distinct layer.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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