Make your Christmas or special occasion a little classier with this delightfully golden brandy custard and brandy butter. Make it in advance so it's ready to pour over pudding or a favourite dessert.
Brandy custard and brandy butter
It's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas.
- 15 mins preparation
- Serves 12
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Ingredients
Brandy butter
- 250 gram soft butter
- 2 cup (320g) pure icing sugar, sifted
- 1/4 cup (60ml) cream
- 1/3 cup (80ml) brandy or rum
Brandy custard
- 2 cup (500ml) milk
- 300 millilitre thickened cream
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 2 teaspoon corn flour
- 1 tablespoon brandy
Method
Brandy butter
- 1Beat butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until as white as possible.
- 2Beat in cream and alcohol.
Brandy custard
- 3Combine milk and cream in a medium pan; heat until just below boiling point.
- 4Whisk egg yolks and sugar in a medium bowl until creamy, whisk in vanilla bean paste and corn flour. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into egg mixture.
- 5Return milk mixture to pan, stir over a low heat, without boiling, until custard thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
- 6Strain custard into a jug; stir in brandy or brandy essence.
Notes
You can use brandy or rum essence in place of the alcohol, if preferred. Brandy custard: This recipe can be made two days ahead. Brandy butter: This recipe can be made a week ahead or frozen for one month. Not suitable to freeze. Suitable to microwave.
