Vanilla slice with passionfruit icing


* 2 sheets (25cm x 25cm) ready rolled frozen puff pastry, thawed
* Melted butter, to grease
* 750ml (3 cups) milk
* 375ml (1 1/2 cups) thickened cream
* 8 egg yolks
* 220g (1 cup) caster sugar
* 50g (1/3 cup) plain flour
* 35g (1/4 cup) cornflour
* 50g butter, chopped
* 2 tsp vanilla essence
* 230g (1 1/2 cups) pure icing sugar, sifted
* 2 tbs canned passionfruit in syrup (John West brand)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 220°C. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking
paper. Place 1 pastry sheet onto each lined tray. Bake in preheated oven,
swapping trays halfway through cooking, for 20 minutes or until pastry
puffs and browns. Remove from the oven. Cover pastry with a clean tea
towel and use your hands to gently push the pastry down to flatten. Set
aside for 15 minutes to cool.

2. Brush 23cm (base measurement) square slab pan with butter to lightly
grease. Line base and sides with foil. Place 1 pastry sheet, flat-side
down, in base of prepared pan.

3. Meanwhile, heat milk and cream in a heavy-based saucepan over medium
heat until mixture just comes to the boil. Combine egg yolks, sugar, flour
and cornflour in a heatproof bowl. Whisk until thick and pale. Gradually
stir hot milk mixture into egg mixture. Place in a clean saucepan over low
heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes or until custard comes
to the boil and thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla
essence until combined. Pour over pastry and place remaining pastry flat-
side (unpressed side) up on top. Place in fridge for 1 hour or until
custard sets.

4. Place icing sugar and passionfruit in large bowl and stir until
smooth and glossy. Turn slice out onto a large chopping board and remove
the foil. Spread icing over the top of the slice with the back of a spoon.
Set aside for 20 minutes or until icing is set. Use a serrated knife to
cut the vanilla slice into 16 pieces.


Source

Good Taste - July 2002, Page 64
Recipe by Sarah Hobbs

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/1256...sionfruit+icin
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Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


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