Recipe: Custard Slices for Brian

custard slices recipe:


FOR THE FILLING:

Pour 1 tin (about 1 cup) of condensed milk into a saucepan. Using the empty condensed milk tin, measure out four cups of water and add to the condensed milk with a pinch of salt. Bring to boiling point. Reduce the heat. Add 2 heaped Tablespoons of Maizena (cornflour) to the mixture and mix well. Continue stirring over a low heat until the mixture is thick. Remove from the stove and let it cool. Add 2 well-beaten eggs to the mixture and return to the stove. Cook the mixture over a low heat for about 4 minutes. Add 1 and a half teaspoons vanilla essence and 2 tablespoons Maizena (cornflour) and mix well. Layer a square glass (or plastic) dish with a layer of cream crackers (or graham crackers), the pour some of the condensed milk mixture over the crackers. Continue this until the last layer consists of the cream crackers. Mix 1 and a half cups of icing sugar (fine powdered sugar) with a quarter cup of boiled water. Mix till thick and creamy. Spread this mixture over the top layer of cream crackers. Chill till needed.