The best icing...ever

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Butter - not margarine

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 cup Crisco shortening
  • 4 tbsp Flour
  • 3 tbsp Powdered sugar
  • 1 cup Sugar -- use castor sugar
  • 2 tbsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Milk

Found on thecookierookie.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 c. milk
• 4 T flour
• 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter - not margarine
• 1/2 c. Crisco shortening
• 1 c. sugar -- use castor sugar (a finely granulated sugar) if available
• 2 T. vanilla extract
• 3 T. powdered sugar

Directions

• Whisk milk and flour together and cook in a stovetop pan on med-low heat until thickened, stirring constantly
• If small lumps have formed, pour through a mesh strainer into a small(ish) dish using a rubber spatula to press the thickened milk through the strainer.
• Cover the dish and refrigerate until cold. To eliminate condensation forming inside the lid, place a paper towel just under the lid but not touching the milk mixture.
• To speed up the cooling, place the mixture in the freezer for 1/2-1 hour.
• When milk mixture has cooled, the icing can be made.
• Combine 1/2 c. butter & 1/2 c. shortening
• BEAT 4 MINUTES on HIGH
• Add 1 c. sugar
• BEAT 4 MINUTES on HIGH
• Add cooled milk & flour mixture and
• T. vanilla extract
• BEAT 4 MINUTES on HIGH
• Add 3 T. pwdr. sugar
• BEAT 4 MINUTES on HIGH
• ENJOY!!