Custard Conundrum

[Dan Dan the vaping man]

I make 200 mls at a time as I usually go through about 3-5 ml a day.
its good after a couple of weeks but as I get down to the last 40-50 mls I realise I should of made more for the longer steep.

400 mls next time I think lol

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[sxlxp]

Yeah it does need steeping. I find it reaches the taste I love at about two weeks. Also what's the ratio, I have to get it 50/50 or I find it too sickly.

 

[mfoord]

Almost all custards seem to be vanilla custard. I quite like the captain custard but I'd really prefer a plain custard. Devlicious vanilla custard tastes very similar. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect custard :-/

 

[MrTeaTime]

Almost all custards seem to be vanilla custard. I quite like the captain custard but I'd really prefer a plain custard. Devlicious vanilla custard tastes very similar. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect custard :-/

@t-juice is very very good...

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[mfoord]

Is it a straight custard or a vanilla custard?

 

[MrTeaTime]

Is it a straight custard or a vanilla custard?

i get custard.....you know how custard powder smells when you tear open a pack or open a tub? thats @t-juice

@steamgunk is more of a cooked custard....a little more vanilla, but to me, only a little....i think the longer its steeped, the more the vanilla comes through.....captain custard was pretty awesome straight outta the bottle....col custard is fantastic straight out of the bottle, although the one (i cant leave it long enough to steep ) ive had for a week seems to have a slightly more richer creamier flavour.....with a more muted vanilla.....

i'll have to get 50mls of both the colonel and captain custard this month and leave them both alone for a week or so

 

[Fleabag]

Surely ALL custard is vanilla custard. I'm not aware of ever having custard without vanilla being an essential part.

An example "proper" custard:
[h=2]Ingredients
570ml/1 pint milk
55ml/2fl oz single cream
1 vanilla pod or ½ tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs, yolks only
30g/1oz caster sugar
2 level tsp cornflour[/h]

 

[MrTeaTime]

Surely ALL custard is vanilla custard. I'm not aware of ever having custard without vanilla being an essential part.

mmm, not all custard is vanilla base.....most are, however,cream pâtissière doesnt contain vanilla.....usually to fill eclairs

 

[Fleabag]

I expect to find cream in an eclaire
In fact, crème patissière appears to be exclusively described as such, not as "custard"

 

[MrTeaTime]

I expect to find cream in an eclaire
In fact, crème patissière appears to be exclusively described as such, not as "custard"

not necessarily, a fresh cream one will, but not a creme patissiere.....we commonly use lactofil in this county as its cheap and east to use...in a proper bakery/confectioner you would make it from scratch....i have the recipe in my folders in the loft somewhere.....i dont remember using vanilla pods in them....

im gonna have to go and have a look now as its been yonks since i last did any of that.....