Fiji

FIJI: Custard Pie

This one’s for you Nile. Thanks for the suggestion. I really think this is one of my favourite puddings in the world.

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
Pinch salt
125g cold butter
1 egg
4 tbsp cold milk for base
2 tbsp caster sugar for base
3 tbsp brown sugar for custard
3 cups milk for custard
½ cup custard powder

DIRECTIONS:

For base, sift flour, baking powder and salt

Beat caster sugar and butter till combined. Add egg and 4 tbsp milk and mix

Slowly add flour mixture and mix slowly till it comes together into a firm dough

Rest in fridge for 30mins to an hour

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees for 15 minutes, and bake base for 25 minutes

Cool completely before topping with custard

For custard, heat 2 and ½ cups milk and sugar and bring to slow boil

Dissolve custard powder in half cup cold milk and add to milk

Whisk constantly for a few minutes till custard is done, approx. 3-4 minutes

Cool custard for about 5-10 minutes and then add to base

Refrigerate for about 2 hours before cutting into squares

This pie is best served cold