Very vanilla slice

Very Vanilla slice

2 sheets puff pastry

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup cornflour

1/2 cup custard powder 

4 cups milk

60g butter

2 egg yolks

1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste

Icing

1 cup icing sugar

1 teaspoon butter

3 passion fruit 

Place both sheets of puff pastry on a large ungreased tray

Bake at 200 degrees for 5-10mins or until golden brown

Flatten puffy side of pastry with hand

Trim pastry to fit baking tin 

Line baking tin with foil, bringing foil up over sides.

Place one piece of pastry in tin

Combine sugar, cornflour and custard powder in saucepan, mix well

Blend with a little milk until smooth, stir in remaining milk, add butter

Stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens

Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes

Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and egg yolks

Pour hot custard immediately over pasty in tin

Place other sheet over top

Press pastry firm with hand

Refrigerate until cool

PASSION FRUIT ICING

 Sift icing sugar into bowl, add softened butter and passion fruit pulp

mix well

Spread icing over cool pastry