Custard Powder.Bird?s Original Custard Powder. The original homemade taste. Suitable for vegetarians. No artificial colours. Pack contains 40 portions.There’s nothing more satisfying than a traditional homemade pudding with lashings of warm custard. Since 1837, Bird's have helped create family teatime memories with their original recipe custard powder. It's been loved and handed down from generation to generation. Enjoy and share Bird's Original Custard with your loved ones as part of an indulgent family feast or a mid-week meal. Serve it as a comforting accompaniment to a golden syrup sponge pudding or a warm apple pie in the colder months, or use it as the sumptuous custard layer in a summer trifle with juicy fruit, sponge cake and cream when the Great British weather is warmer. Bird’s Custard makes every teatime treat that bit sweeter.
1. Put 2 tablespoons (35g) of custard powder and 1-2 tablespoons (15g-35g) of sugar in a basin.2. Mix into a smooth paste with a little (approx. 2 tablespoons) milk taken from 1 pint (568ml).3. Heat the remaining milk to nearly boiling and pour onto the custard mix, stirring well.4. Return to the saucepan and bring to the boil over a gentle heat, stirring continuously.
Cooking instructions
General
How to make delicious Bird's Custard: To make 1 pint (568ml)NB. All cooking appliances vary. These are guidelines only. Cooking time will differ for a lower or higher wattage microwave oven.
Microwave
1. Put 2 tablespoons (35g) of custard powder and 1-2 tablespoons (15g-35g) of sugar in a basin.2. Mix into a smooth paste with a little (approx. 2 tablespoons) milk taken from 1 pint (568ml).3. Add the remaining milk and cook on full power for 6 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking period.4. Leave to stand for 1 minute before serving.
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