tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post9176182212206245757..comments2024-03-25T09:57:45.669+00:00Comments on A SLICE OF CAKE: CUSTARD TARTJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-3077098996045164802014-05-29T15:48:54.667+01:002014-05-29T15:48:54.667+01:00Love the story, and love the look of that tart eve...Love the story, and love the look of that tart even more! Thank you so much for finding the time to enter it in this months Tea Time Treats!<br />Janie xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296489870998273369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-36306352623402098482014-05-17T18:33:12.710+01:002014-05-17T18:33:12.710+01:00This is just lovely, Jean! I haven't made a cu...This is just lovely, Jean! I haven't made a custard tart in ages. I've been more into making tiny custard tarts for afternoon teas in recent years. Used to make the large tarts for my father; he was a real custard fan -- baked or stirred custard. <br /><br />PS Thank you so much for your comment on my current blog post! Unfortunately, the giveaway of the set of Le Creuset cast iron mini cocottes is limited to US residents. Some of the companies specify US residents only, and some do not; so I hope you'll check back for other giveaways.Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttp://delightfulrepast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-46247137266681537522014-05-14T13:31:31.634+01:002014-05-14T13:31:31.634+01:00This looks lovely! I haven't had a custard tar...This looks lovely! I haven't had a custard tart in ages. It makes such a difference when you use good quality (local!) dairy too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922950133889230965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-72992184629608152212014-05-13T21:47:00.129+01:002014-05-13T21:47:00.129+01:00Love custard tart and yours look delicious. I make...Love custard tart and yours look delicious. I make it without cream too, just like my Mum did.Snowyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944724956205419885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-34082452648137385812014-05-13T17:58:08.171+01:002014-05-13T17:58:08.171+01:00That looks like a wonderful, wobbly tart! And alth...That looks like a wonderful, wobbly tart! And although I quite like the richness of cream, I bet yours was wonderful with that lovely fresh milk straight off the farm!Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030103963678256318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-10220082972526091332014-05-12T20:50:15.176+01:002014-05-12T20:50:15.176+01:00My sister-in-law introduced me to this farm and th...My sister-in-law introduced me to this farm and the vending machines last year. I haven't been in a while but I'm going over on Sunday so I must remember to take plenty of pound coins!Jibberjabberukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06866442037111512860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-6864591852920702542014-05-12T13:04:49.675+01:002014-05-12T13:04:49.675+01:00I'm a great fan of egg custard in all its form...I'm a great fan of egg custard in all its forms, Jean, and this looks lovely. French flan is definitely much stiffer than the English custard tart. My mother always added nutmeg too, never vanilla.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-80321875233912911542014-05-12T08:56:20.121+01:002014-05-12T08:56:20.121+01:00Colin, I didn't think it was possible to becom...Colin, I didn't think it was possible to become tired of custard tart, or egg custard!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-78833824053159069212014-05-12T08:49:42.679+01:002014-05-12T08:49:42.679+01:00I was brought up on Custard Tart and Egg Custard w...I was brought up on Custard Tart and Egg Custard which is why I am not a fan now... No vanilla sometimes nutmeg as I remember... ColColin and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-67085238595226230392014-05-12T06:43:08.708+01:002014-05-12T06:43:08.708+01:00Jean: Flan nature doesn't have vanilla. The pa...Jean: Flan nature doesn't have vanilla. The patissier will specify au vanille if there is vanilla added. You could be right that something is added to make it stiffer (flour I think, not cornstarch).<br /><br />BTW, until I met Simon it never occurred to me that custard came without vanilla -- I had never encountered it, so I think it must be an English thing (or it is an Australian thing that custard always has vanilla).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-47956519211632507112014-05-12T00:42:43.502+01:002014-05-12T00:42:43.502+01:00I love a custard tart and I don't care who kno...I love a custard tart and I don't care who knows it. Yours looks simply gorgeous. I've always thought that cream wasn't a necessary or desirable addition, although I confess that I've eaten a couple of tarts in the last few years with cream in them and enjoyed them. Must be a sign of decadence or old age. I love French flan too although it's much firmer in texture, which makes it a little easier to eat in the street. I think the last time I had milk delivered was around 40 years ago. I'm feeling all nostalgic for doorstep milk now.Phil in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904292856978631382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-91532667470126550842014-05-11T19:43:48.416+01:002014-05-11T19:43:48.416+01:00Susan, flan always looks slightly denser or stiffe...Susan, flan always looks slightly denser or stiffer than custard tart so I wonder if something is added to do this, maybe cornflour.<br />I have only eaten it a couple of times and seem to remember a vanilla flavour.<br />Perhaps like anything it depends on who bakes it.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-14229897285478948542014-05-11T16:36:11.721+01:002014-05-11T16:36:11.721+01:00Our milk delivery is twice a week, so I know what ...Our milk delivery is twice a week, so I know what you mean about sometimes ending up with a glut. I generally solve it by making custard (no tart though).<br />This is Simon's favourite dessert. What in France is called flan. I never make it, we always buy it from the patisserie (Veigné is particularly good, also Nature du Pain in Chambray les Tours). Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com