Strawberry Custard
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the strawberries
Remove the stalks from the strawberries and place them in a glass dish.
Sprinkle the pounded sugar over the strawberries.
Make and add the custard
Prepare the custard according to the package instructions while it is still hot.
Carefully pour the hot custard over the strawberries.
Cool and serve
Set aside to cool completely.
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
- Fresh strawberries
- Provide the main fruit flavour and juicy body of the dessert.
- Pounded sugar
- Sweetens the berries and draws out their juices as they sit.
- Custard
- Forms a smooth, creamy layer that adds richness and contrasts with the fruit's acidity.
The step that matters
Pouring the hot custard over the strawberries. Pour gently so the custard layers evenly over the fruit rather than mixing into it. The custard must be cooled fully before serving so it sets to a firm, spoonable texture.
“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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