Seriously Delicious Microwave Cooked Custard Cream

Name: Seriously Delicious Microwave Cooked Custard Cream
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 ml Milk; 1 optional, about 5 cm Vanilla bean; 2 tbsp ☆Cake flour; 90 grams ☆Sugar (see Hints); 2 tbsp ☆Corn starch; 4 Egg yolks; 40 grams Butter; 1 Vanilla essence; 1 tbsp plus Rum

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My mother has been making this recipe for a long long time. I've tried many others, but this is the one that works the best. My family guarantees it.

In Step 6, the cream will become very thick after it is microwaved, so mix it up very well so that it has an even consistency. If you do that the rest is guaranteed to succeed. I don't add a lot of sugar to this to suit my family's tastes, so please adjust the sugar if needed. Recipe by Wagamamahime

My mother has been making this recipe for a long long time. I've tried many others, but this is the one that works the best. My family guarantees it.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

My mother has been making this recipe for a long long time. I've tried many others, but this is the one that works the best. My family guarantees it.

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Ingredients

6 servings

400 mlMilk
1optional, about 5 cm Vanilla bean
2 tbsp☆Cake flour
90 grams☆Sugar (see Hints)
2 tbsp☆Corn starch
4Egg yolks
40 gramsButter
1Vanilla essence
1 tbspplus Rum

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Steps

1

Put the milk in a heatproof container, and microwave at 900 W for 3 minutes 30 seconds. If you have vanilla beans heat it up in the milk.
2

In the meantime, sift all the ☆ ingredients together into a large heatproof bowl.
3

Pour the Step 1 warmed milk into the Step 2 bowl little by little while mixing with a whisk. If you added a vanilla bean in Step 1, take it out.
4

Add the egg yolks to the Step 3 bowl one at a time, and mix well with the whisk.
5

Microwave the Step 4 cream at 900 W for 2 minutes! The photo shows the cream after it's been microwaved. It hasn't really set yet at this stage.
6

Take it out, mix the cream up and microwave for another 1 minute 30 seconds. The photo shows the cream after it's been microwaved. The cream has started to set.
7

Take it out one more time, mix well again and microwave for another 1 minute 30 seconds. The photo shows the cream after it's been microwaved. It now looks more like a custard cream.
8

Mix it up thoroughly to even out the texture.
9

Add the butter and vanilla essence and mix well to cool the cream a little.
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When the cream has cooled down a bit, add the rum and mix to finish. The custard cream can be as thick as in this photo before adding the rum!
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If you're making half the amount, microwave it at 600 W for 2 minutes in Step 1, 1 minute in Step 5, 2 minutes in Step 6 and 1 minute in Step 7.
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Use the leftover egg whites in, "Our Family's Secret Recipe for Almond Tuiles".
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/144787-our-familys-secret-recipe-for-almond-tuiles

Our Family's Secret Recipe for Almond Tuiles
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If you are using the custard in a fruit tart, the fruit will look way better if you glaze it with a "nappage" (thinned apricot jam or similar).
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Following are some usage examples for this custard cream.
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Tart crust + this custard cream + strawberries and other berries = berry tart.
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I made this tart for Christmas 2007.
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Tart crust + this custard cream + fruits decorated with an apricot jam glaze = fruit tart.
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I made this tart for my son's 2nd birthday (in 2008).
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I used the custard cream for a square tart. Tart crust + this custard cream + strawberries + mint leaves = strawberry tart.
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I made this tart for a friend's birthday in Spring 2009.
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Pie crust + this custard cream + frozen fruit = "Fruit-Packed Danish By Lazy Me"
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/144786-super-easy-fruit-danishes

Super-Easy Fruit Danishes
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This is a quick dessert I've been making for guests for a loong time.
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Pie crust + this custard cream + whipped cream etc. = Caramelized apple with puff pastry
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/153899-caramelized-apple-with-puff-pastry

Caramelized Apple with Puff Pastry
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This custard cream can be used in a rather different puff pastry dessert like this.
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Microwave-cooked choux pastry + this custard cream = Easy cream puffs
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Even cream puffs, which may seem difficult, can be made easily by cooking the pastry in a microwave.
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"Cream and Chocolate Rolls for Beginners" uses this custard cream as filling.
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Both custard cream and chocolate cream rolls are baked together.