Vanilla Custard Slice Fingers

Ingredients:

1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry
500ml whole milk
4 egg yolks
75g caster sugar
40g cornflour
2 tsp Vanilla Mart Paste
Icing sugar for dusting

Method:

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Place puff pastry on a lined baking tray, prick all over with a fork and bake for 20–25 minutes until golden and crisp.
• Allow to cool completely, then cut in half horizontally.
• In a saucepan, heat the milk until just below boiling.
• In a bowl, whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornflour and Vanilla Mart Paste.
• Gradually pour the warm milk into the egg mixture, whisking continuously.
• Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth.
• Allow the custard to cool slightly.
• Spread the custard evenly over one pastry layer and top with the second layer.
• Chill for at least 2 hours until firm.
• Dust generously with icing sugar and cut into fingers before serving.