Name: Make your own Custard Creams
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 200 g unsalted butter; 100 g caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 85 g custard powder; 225 g plain flour; 115 g unsalted butter; 30 g custard powder; 150 g icing sugar; 1 1/2 tbsp semi skimmed milk; 2 tsp vanilla extract

These custard creams are perfect when you invite your friends over for a cup of tea and a fun chat.

Yield: 20

Make your own Custard Creams

Prep Time 40 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

FOR THE BISCUITS

200 g unsalted butter
100 g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
85 g custard powder
225 g plain flour

FOR THE FILLING

115 g unsalted butter
30 g custard powder
150 g icing sugar
1 1/2 tbsp semi skimmed milk
2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Turn the oven on and preheat it to 180?C/fan 160?C/Gas 4. With greaseproof paper line 2 large baking trays. Mix together butter, sugar, vanilla and custard powder. Add the flour and mix into a big ball.
Divide the dough into 4. Between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper roll out 1 piece. Remove the paper and cut into rectangles (about 7cm x 5cm). Do the same with the remaining dough. Dip a skewer in flour and use it to make holes.
Bake for 10min then leave to cool. Mix together all the ingredients for filling, spread onto half of the biscuits and top with the other half.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 230Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Helen

Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine! Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time. KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania. Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on. Get in touch TODAY!