Thursday 2 December 2010

Nutmeg Custard Creams

When I began my Biscuit Challenge here on the blog, a long time ago, I constantly refrained from attempting the infamous custard cream. Bourbons, digestives, snickerdoodles and most recently ricciarelli, amongst others, have all been made as part of the Biscuit Challenge and have all been tasty. They haven’t been exact replicas of the shop bought original, but when baked with regular ingredients and care – plus with delicious results – does this really matter? When I finally attempted custard creams, I decided to step a little bit further away from the original.DSCF8184Marcus Wareing, a Gordon Ramsay trained and Michelin-starred top chef, is renowned for his nutmeg custard tart, which has been served to the Queen. Taking this success and running with it, he’s adapted his recipe to create what he calls Nutmeg Custard Cream Yo-yo’s. The biscuits were easy to make, and the final product was ultra rewarding. The nutmeg makes the final cookies spicier and warmer than your standard custard cream and when I make these next (which I definitely shall do) I think I’ll add even more. The biscuit itself had the best texture – sandy yet crisp and very moreish.  When I made bourbons I missed the firm square of chocolate cream filling – which I think now you can only properly get with shop bought biscuits which can use preservatives and E-numbers – but with these the soft and creamy custard filling was delicious and perfectly flavoured. Mmm. Just right to fill that 4pm biscuit craving :)DSCF8189 The only change I made to the recipe was that instead of forming a log of cookie dough and slicing it up, I found the dough much easier to roll out and cut with a cookie cutter. I also added more custard powder to the biscuit dough, as I wanted to be sure the flavour would clearly some through which, happily, it did. You can find the recipe here, and I hope you do attempt the British biscuit tin favourite – and enjoy!

14 comments:

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

What lovely cookie sandwiches! That is an awesome flavor.

Cheers,

Rosa

La Table De Nana said...

I love the shape of yours:)

The custard filling sounds yummy..I heard Gordon bought a resto in MTL!

Nisrine | Dinners and Dreams said...

Wonderful cookie and filling, Lucy. I hope you are doing well :)

Dewi said...

Yummy !! I love everything that has nutmeg in it.

p.s Love your new profile photo. Very cute !

Manu said...

Oh Nutmeg, I love it!

Faith said...

These are so beautiful! With the flavor of nutmeg they sound divine!

Ellie x said...

4pm biscuit craving.. we know about that :)

Ash said...

Oh my!! These do look good!

Leslie said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog!!!! You have a great blog here!

♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...

First of all u have a very sweet blog , jus like u:-)
Im loving all ur bakes and am now wondering what exactly is ur biscuit challenge!
And i loveee crispy biscuits and am sure i will totally lovee these , bookmarked as must bake!
They sure do look so sweet too!

MsShamz said...

this looks soooo delicious!! custard cream mmmmmm :)

Hannah said...

I love your idea of a different take on a classic biscuit. They look really yummy!

Barbara Bakes said...

Love the idea of a biscuit challenge. I would love to try your custard creams.

Xinmei @ Pudding Pie Lane said...

I wish I could get snickerdoodles in the UK :( They sound so good.

Loving the idea of nutmeg + biscuit! The texture does indeed yet crisp and moreish...think I might be reaching for the biscuit tin again... :)