Traditional Vanilla Slice
Preparation Time 40 mins.
10 min Baking Time
Servings 8
2 Borg’s Puff pastry sheets
Ingredients (serves 8)
- 220g (1 cup) caster sugar
- 750ml (3 cups) thickened cream
- 250ml (1 cup) milk 1 vanilla bean, split
- 50g unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup corn flour
- 3 egg yolks
- Icing sugar d’b C
- 1/2 cup custard powder
1. Pre-heat oven to 210°C.
2. Using a square 23 cm pan line with aluminium foil, so that the foil comes up over the sides (this allows you to lift out the slice).
3. 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, puffed-side up, in bottom of pan. (You may need to trim it slightly to fit.)
4. Place milk in a pan over medium heat. Scrape in vanilla seeds and add bean too. Warm gently, then set aside for 10 minutes.
5. Place cornflour, custard powder and caster sugar in a pan. Strain milk, discarding bean, into pan with cornflour and whisk until smooth. Add cream, then return to heat, stirring constantly, over low heat until the mixture thickens and boils. Add butter, stirring well to combine, then remove from heat and whisk in egg yolks, one at a time, until smooth. Pour into pastry-lined pan and set aside to cool slightly before placing other piece of pastry, puffed-side up, on top.
6. Refrigerate overnight.
7. Remove from pan, cut into slices.
8. Dust with icing sugar. Serve with your favourite café latte.
