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Vanilla Slice

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 2 purchased sheets of read made puff pastry
  • 250ml (1 cup) milk
  • 1 vanilla bean, split ( I used vanilla essence instead) *note - 2tsp of essence is equivalent to one vanilla bean*
  • 3/4 cup cornflour
  • 1/2 cup custard powder
  • 220g (1 cup) caster sugar
  • 750ml (3 cups) thickened cream
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 3 egg yolks
  • Icing sugar, to dust

Instructions
 

  • Step 1
  • Preheat oven to 210C. Line a 23cm square pan with aluminium foil, so that the foil comes up over the sides (this allows you to lift out the slice).
  • Step 2
  • Place each pastry sheet on a baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper, then bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside to cool.
  • Once cool, place 1 pastry sheet, cooked-side up, in bottom of pan. (You may need to trim it slightly to fit.)
  • Step 3
  • Set slow cooker on high, I used a small one 2.4L
  • Put the cornflour, sugar and custard powder in the slow cooker, and put the milk and vanilla mixture in and whisk until smooth,
  • Then add cream, mix well.
  • Place lid on slow cooker and let it cook for about 1 hour or until it thickens, stirring couple times in between.
  • Add butter, stirring well to combine, then remove from heat and whisk in egg yolks, one at a time, until smooth.
  • Step 4
  • Pour into pastry-lined pan and set aside to cool slightly before placing other piece of pastry, cooked-side up, on top. Refrigerate overnight.
  • Remove from pan, cut into squares and dust with icing sugar.