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Custard cookies

Making delicious, creamy custard at home is convenient and easy with store-boughtcustard powder. All you do is add milk and sugar, cook it, set it and voila! It does

however require your complete attention while cooking.

Here is a list of tips and tricks that can help turn out the perfect dessert, and tackle

problems:

1. To make a pouring custard, (like dosa batter) to have with fruit, add 2tbsp custard

powder to 1.2 litre milk.

2. To make thick custard, for trifles and puddings, add 4tbsp custard powder to 1.2 litremilk.

3. Mix custard powder with a little lukewarm milk; then add to it the remaining milk andsimmer.

4. Stir custard constantly with a wooden spoon to ensure no lumps form.

5. Cook custard over medium-low heat as it can burn easily and get lumpy. If you do end

up with lumps strain it.

6. When making moulded custard, rinse the mould with water, shake off any excess but

do not wipe dry before pouring in the custard. This will help it come off the mould easily.

7. Sprinkle some sugar on top when cooling the custard to prevent a film from forming. Ifthe custard gets too thick after chilling, add a little cold milk and whip well.

Lemon custard cookies

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Baking Time: 20-25 minutes

Makes: About 32 cookies

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1 cup flour; 3.4 cup brown sugar; 1.2 cup custard powder; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 75gm

butter; 1tsp grated lemon zest; 1tsp lemon juice; 1tsp lemon essence; 1.2 tsp bakingpowder

1. Sift the flour and baking powder. Mix with custard powder in a big bowl. Set aside.

Melt butter; stir in the sugar while the butter is still warm.

2. Pour this into the flour mixture along with the egg, lemon essence, juice and zest.

3. Bring mixture together to form soft dough. If too wet, add some flour.

4. Shape dough into rounds and then press down slightly into 2cm discs. Place on a

greased cookie sheet, about 1cm apar t, and bake in a preheated oven at 150.C for about

15-20 minutes.

5. When done, the cookies will be golden in colour and the surface will be slightly

cracked.

6. Leave the cookies on the cookie tray until completely cool, then store in an air-tight

container. (Each oven timing may vary; check on the cookies after 15 minutes.)

Each serving: 57.4 Calories, 0.8gm protein, 7.5gm carbohydrates, 2.2gm total fat (1.2gm

saturated), 0.4gm fibre, 10 cholesterol, 7.5mg sodium

No egg french toast

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Serves: 2

11.3 cup milk; 2tbsp custard powder; 2tsp sugar (or according to taste); 1tsp dalchini(cinnamon) powder; 1.2 tsp vanilla essence; butter, to fry; 4 slices bread

1. Add the sugar to the milk and place in the microwave for 1 minute.

2. Stir in custard powder; ensure there are no lumps. Add dalchini powder and essence;

mix. Pour into a bowl.

3. Heat 1tsp butter in a non-stick pan; dip bread into custard and shallow fry, over low

heat, for a few minutes on each side until golden brown.

Each serving: 279 Calories,9.8gm protein, 45.7gm carbohydrates, 5.9gm total fat (2.2gm

saturated), 0gm fibre, 13 cholesterol, 110mg sodium