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Homemade Custard Creams (How to Woo a Brit)
Homemade Custard Creams are delicate sandwich biscuits featuring a crumbly shortbread base infused with custard powder and filled with a buttery vanilla cream. These biscuits have a light, slightly sweet texture marked by the custard flavor, shaped with a characteristic cross-hatch pattern. They serve as a nostalgic treat rich in flavor and texture.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
16 mins
Total Time
31 mins
Servings:
15
cookies
Calories:
169 kcal
Course:
Bread, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cup flour all purpose (plain)
- ½ cup custard powder (Bird’s Custard Powder-available on Amazon and in British shops)
- 6 oz butter good quality, salted, room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)
- ¼ tsp baking soda
Filling
- 1 oz butter good quality, room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)
- 4 drops vanilla extract
- ½ tsp milk more or less as needed for desired consistency
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
- Sift the flour, custard powder and baking soda into a bowl and set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar for about 3 minutes, then add the sifted flour, custard and soda and mix well.
- Form into rounds, about the size of a walnut and place on a lined baking tray, leaving room to expand. Press with a fork into the top of each round, twice: once horizontally, and once vertically, to look like a cross-hatch.
- Bake near the middle of the oven for 15 to 18 minutes until the bottoms just begin to slightly color. Remove from tray and allow to cool completely on cooling rack.
- Mix the butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until creamy.
- Then use the buttercream to sandwich two of the custard creams together. Repeat until all the biscuits have been coupled.
- Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
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Notes
- This recipe makes approximately 15 custard cream sandwiches (30 biscuits total).
- Ensure the biscuits are completely cooled before adding the buttercream filling to avoid melting.
- Store finished custard creams in an airtight container for up to one week to maintain freshness.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1filled cookie
Calories
169kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
(3%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0.4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
106mg
(4%)
Potassium
19mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
332IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
0.003mg
(0%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 169
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1filled cookie | |
| Calories | 169kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 106mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 19mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 332IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.