Vanilla Custard Pie Envelopes

Name: Vanilla Custard Pie Envelopes
Yield: 3 envelopes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 cup white sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 medium-sized egg yolks; 1 1/2 cup whole milk; 2 tbsp + 1/4 tsp cornstarch; 1 1/2 cup AP flour; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp white sugar; 1/3 cup butter; 1 tsp vanilla bean extract; 4 tbsp + 1/4 tsp whole milk; 1 egg (for eggwash)

Amazing Grace’s (aka TeenChef) @cook_13857041

This custard-filled pie envelope is going to give you a little glimpse of heaven!

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This custard-filled pie envelope is going to give you a little glimpse of heaven!

#mycookbook

Amazing Grace’s (aka TeenChef) @cook_13857041

This custard-filled pie envelope is going to give you a little glimpse of heaven!

#mycookbook

This custard-filled pie envelope is going to give you a little glimpse of heaven!

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Ingredients

3 envelopes

Custard
1/3 cupwhite sugar
2 tspvanilla extract
2medium-sized egg yolks
1 1/2 cupwhole milk
2 tbsp+ 1/4 tsp cornstarch
Pie crust
1 1/2 cupAP flour
1/4 tspbaking powder
1/2 tspsalt
2 tbspwhite sugar
1/3 cupbutter
1 tspvanilla bean extract
4 tbsp+ 1/4 tsp whole milk
1egg (for eggwash)

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Steps

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First, let’s make the custard. In a medium-sized sauce pan, combine everything but the cornstarch. Once the sugar has dissolved, add the cornstarch and mix quickly to avoid lumps. Cook on low heat for 5 minutes; stir constantly.
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In about 1 minute you will begin to feel the mixture thickening. Keep stirring for the remaining time of 4 minutes.
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Pour the custard inside an air-tight container; chill in the fridge for 1+ hours. (If you don’t have time to prepare the pie crust envelope, this custard recipe is amazing to eat as is.)
4

Whisk the egg and 1 tbsp of cold water together to make the eggwash; set aside.
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Next, it’s crust time! You can either use the recipe I’m listing below, or you can use your favorite pre-made pie dough. I always recommend making things from scratch.)
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Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. (400 degrees Fahrenheit)
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Then, combine your dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and mix with a fork or whisk. Next, add the butter and use your fingers to combine everything until the texture is crumbly.
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In a separate bowl, combine milk and vanilla bean extract (or vanilla extract) together. Then, add it to the dry mixture. Mix by hand until you have formed a ball of dough.
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Roll out your dough and cut into a large square. Cut into 4 equal-sized pieces. Set aside your scraps of dough to use later.
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Take aluminum foil and loosely fold vertically several times. Once you reach the top, fold over horizontally 2-3 times. This is going to be used as the mold for creating the crust envelope. Spray the foil generously with olive oil spray to avoid sticking.
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Make sure that the foil is not completely flat so that you will have enough room to fill the envelopes with the custard.
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Place the folded aluminum foil on top of one of the pre-cut dough pieces. Pull up one corner of the dough, then fold the corners on the left and right on top to make an envelope shape.
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With a pastry brush, gently coat the envelopes with the eggwash. Lightly sprinkle sparkling sugar, or granulated sugar on top of the envelopes. Bake with the foil inside the envelope for 18-20 minutes.
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OPTIONAL: Use the extra scraps of dough and make a small shape or design to add something fun on the front of the envelope like I did.
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Take out of the oven and let it cool for about 5 minutes. Then, gently pull out the foil.
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Fill a piping bag with the custard, and pipe it into the envelope until it reaches the top. Be careful not to overfill it otherwise the crust might crack slightly.
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Top with your favorite fruit or eat as is. (I used diced bananas and whipped cream!)
18

Yes, please!! 🤤

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Amazing Grace’s (aka TeenChef) @cook_13857041

on October 22, 2019 05:40

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