Crumbs in Custard

Baking and Desserts | French cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour 20 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Crumbs in Custard

Ingredients

Butter - 5.8 oz
Brown Sugar - 5.8 oz
Wheat Flour - 9.5 oz
Hazelnut - 5.3 oz
Egg white - 6 pieces
Sugar - 2.1 oz
Custard - 2 teaspoons
Milk - 8 fl oz
33% Cream - 8 fl oz
Cocoa Powder - 1 tablespoon
Vanilla Pod - 1 piece
Liquid dark chocolate - 2.1 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 356°F.

Step 2

First, prepare the crumbs. In a bowl, mix softened butter, cocoa, brown sugar, and flour with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the toasted and chopped hazelnuts. Evenly spread the mixture in a large baking dish (approximately 33 by 23 cm) and bake for 30–35 minutes until a golden crust forms.

Step 3

Meanwhile, prepare the custard with the remaining ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk the yolks, sugar, and custard concentrate, and set aside. Pour the milk and cream into a heavy saucepan. Split the vanilla pod lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, and add them to the saucepan along with the pod. Add the chopped chocolate. Bring to a boil.

Step 4

Slowly add the hot milk and cream to the custard mixture, whisking, then pour it back into the saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring with a spatula. Cook on low to medium heat for about 5 minutes until the mixture thickens. Continuously stir with the spatula, scraping the bottom and sides of the saucepan.