04-10-2014 5:59 PM
Can anyone help with this? Ive followed the recipe exactly but my custard filling isnt very deep; in fact its quite flat! Not like the picture in the recipe book. (I know the pictures are made to look appealing, but even so.....LOL ) I would like to know where I am going wrong. Thanks in anticipation of any replies
04-10-2014 6:05 PM
Without more information I have no idea!
Are you using the same size case to cook it in?
04-10-2014 6:08 PM
Without wishing to be obvious Cookie can you just put more filling in, are you using a bigger case than the recipe?
04-10-2014 6:18 PM
I wondered about putting more filling in. Yes, I'm using the correct size tin.
The recipe is: (from the Be-ro book)
4oz bero short pastry
2 medium eggs
Half pint of milk
2 tbsp sugar
Heat oven to 190C
Line a 7" flan tin with the pastry and bake blind
Reduce the heat of oven to 180C
Whisk eggs, bring milk and sugar to the boil; pour onto eggs and cool
Strain into the pastry case and sprinkle with grated nutmeg
Bake for about 20 minutes until set
04-10-2014 6:29 PM
I usually us 3 or 4 eggs when I do one and less milk, I can't find my recipe it appears to have fallen out of my book.
04-10-2014 6:41 PM
Egg custard doesnt rise it just sets the egg and milk, I think they do close up pictures in recipe books!
04-10-2014 7:08 PM
maybe your pie dish is deeper than theirs
04-10-2014 7:22 PM
It's only a shallow dish. Maybe I will try Ed's idea of putting more eggs and less milk. Has anyone got a better tried and trusted recipe?
04-10-2014 7:35 PM
why not fill your tin with water, see how much that is then you have a guide for how much egg custard you will need and find a recipe for that amount
it might just need an extra egg yolk or 2
i googled this http://britishfood.about.com/od/adrecipes/r/custardtart.htm maybe cookie has a good recipe
05-10-2014 2:00 AM
Hi - I always get a good deep custard tart using the recipe on the BBC Good Food web site
Not sure if I can post the actual link on here, but you could look it up on the ehir web site it is called Custard tart with nutmeg pastry
xxx
05-10-2014 7:17 PM
Thanks, Towery and Fluffy; will look it up and have another go soon and let you know the result xx