Karpatka: Polish Vanilla Custard Slice

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 7 Egg

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tbsp Cornflour
  • 1 Icing sugar
  • 1 1/4 cup Plain flour
  • 2 tbsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 125 g Butter, unsalted
  • 750 ml Pouring vanilla custard, thick
  • 300 ml Thickened cream

• Liquids

  • 1 cup Water

Found on wholesome-cook.com

Description

Ingredients

• 125g unsalted butter, extra for greasing
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 cup water
• 5 eggs
• 750ml thick pouring vanilla custard
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp vanilla extract
• 4 tbsp plain flour
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 300ml thickened cream
• icing sugar

Directions

• In a medium saucepan bring water and butter to a boil.
• Add flour and mix vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes away from the sides and forms a ball. This should only take a few seconds.
• Transfer dough to a mixing bowl, add eggs one at a time and beat with an electric mixer until glossy and smooth.
• Grease a large sheet of non-stick baking paper with extra butter.
• Spread pastry into a rough rectangle until the dough is only a couple of centimeters thick.
• Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
• When ready, remove from the oven and allow to cool on the tray.
• In the meantime, make the vanilla custard cream:
• Place cream into a mixing bowl and whip with an electric mixer until its fairly stiff - be careful not to overwork as it will turn into butter.
• In a large saucepan, combine custard, eggs, flours and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth.
• Place over low heat and cook, whisking, until the custard thoickens.
• Cool to room tempereature, whisking from time to time to prevent the skin from forming.
• Add whipped cream to the mixture and whisk through.
• Using a sharp bread knife, cut the pastry in half, the two sides will be yor top and bottom.
• Spread custard cream over one layer, leaving a 2cm edge around and top with another pressing down gently.
• Trim edges if you want to get perfect squares. Otherwise skip this step if you prefer a more rustic look.
• Using a sharp bread knife, cut the slice into 8 even squares. Dust with a little icing sugar and serve.