{"id":15983,"date":"2018-10-06T15:05:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T22:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=15983"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:44:35","slug":"birds-custard-powder-pudding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/birds-custard-powder-pudding\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird&#8217;s Custard Powder &#8211; Pudding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>INSTRUCTIONS<\/h1>\n<h2>Grandpa&#8217;s Custard for Two<\/h2>\n<p>A microwave oven actually does a better job of preparing this than a stovetop.\u00a0 Microwave instructions are in <em><strong>bold italic letters<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/meet-grandpa\/medal\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/medal.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 rounded (or 3 level) TBL Birds Custard Powder<\/li>\n<li>1 TBL Granulated Sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 C\u00a0 (8 oz) milk<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp vanilla<\/li>\n<li>optional:\u00a0 1 egg yolk<\/li>\n<li>optional:\u00a0 1\/2 C cooked white rice<\/li>\n<li>optional:\u00a0 raisins<\/li>\n<li>optional:\u00a0 flavoring syrup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Mix custard powder with sugar<\/li>\n<li>Mix 1-2 TBL cold milk and vanilla into custard powder<\/li>\n<li>OPT:\u00a0 Add egg yolk to the mixture<\/li>\n<li>Heat larger portion of milk to a simmer (<em><strong>about 90 seconds in microwave<\/strong><\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/birds-custard-powder-pudding\/#What_does_Temper_mean\"><strong>Temper<\/strong><\/a> hot milk into the custard mixture<br \/>\n&#8211; <em><strong>Pour hot milk into the colder slurry, stirring continually &#8211; then return the tempered mixture into the remaining hot milk<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Add rice if making rice pudding or prickly pear syrup for a SW flavor<\/li>\n<li>Return to pan and cook, stirring until thickened, <em><strong>or put into microwave for 11 second intervals<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 <em><strong>Start with 4 cycles.\u00a0 5 might be necessary, especially if preparing with rice.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Whisk in your raisins or 1\/2 tsp flavoring syrup<\/li>\n<li>Pour into serving bowl and let cool 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Step by Step Instructions from the label on the Box\/Can<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BIRD&#8217;S CUSTARD POWDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 Birds Custard Powder<\/li>\n<li>1-2 TBL Granulated Sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 pt (16 oz) milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Mix custard powder with sugar<\/li>\n<li>Mix 2 TBL cold milk into custard powder<\/li>\n<li>Heat larger portion of milk to a simmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/birds-custard-powder-pudding\/#What_does_Temper_mean\"><strong>Temper<\/strong><\/a> hot milk into the custard mixture<\/li>\n<li>Return to pan and cook, stirring until thickened<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Vanilla Cream Sauce<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Mix 2 TBL water, 2 tsp corn starch, 2 level TBL Bird&#8217;s Custard<\/li>\n<li>Micro 1\/2 C milk for 60 seconds<\/li>\n<li>If not foaming (scalded) micro 15 more seconds<\/li>\n<li>Add 2 TBL butter to milk<\/li>\n<li>Temper hot milk into BIrd&#8217;s concentrate and then return to the hot liquid<\/li>\n<li>Micro at 10 second intervals until thickened<\/li>\n<li>Add a few drops of vanilla, then stir<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Homemade Custard Powder<\/h1>\n<p><strong>GRANDPA&#8217;S CUSTARD POWDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 oz (1\/2 C) Confectioner sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C dried milk powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C corn starch<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 maple sugar (fine is preferred)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon of salt<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp almond powder or instant pudding of your choice<\/li>\n<li>OPTIONAL:\u00a0 3 oz Dutch cocoa plus 1\/4 additional confectioner sugar<\/li>\n<li>OPTIONAL:\u00a0 Quarter teaspoon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=colorante&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_2\">Carmencita Colorante<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RECIPE:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To 1 C mix, add 1 C milk and 1\/2 C heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>Whisk together, then bring to boil over medium heat<\/li>\n<li>Simmer on low for about 4 minutes or until thickened<\/li>\n<li>Stir in 1\/2 tsp vanilla and sieve into cups<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate at least an hour<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>What does Temper mean?<\/h1>\n<p><strong>TEMPER BRINGS HOT AND COLD TOGETHER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tempering is a way to mix hot and cold liquids and keep them from forming lumps.\u00a0 The most common thing where lumps can be prevented is gravy.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve all had lumpy gravy, but if the flour had been TEMPERED into the liquid, lumps would not have formed.<\/p>\n<p>As far as eggs, that is another very common thing needing tempering.\u00a0 When you add a hot liquid to your eggs, or add your eggs to a hot liquid, you will generally end up with scrambled eggs.\u00a0 The goal is to combine the ingredients of two different temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>Tempering is quite easy.\u00a0 It just takes you an extra minute of cooking time, but the results are worth it.\u00a0\u00a0 In the case of Birds Custard Powder, if you just put the powder into the hot liquid lumps will form.\u00a0 If you dump the mixture into the hot liquid all at once lumps will form.<\/p>\n<p>To temper the two together, pour the hot liquid into the colder liquid VERY VERY SLOWLY while whisking continually.\u00a0 You can speed up a little bit as you continue to pour, but never EVER stop whisking.<\/p>\n<p>Once the liquids are combined, continue to cook until thickened.\u00a0 Not too quickly again because haste makes waste&#8230; and lumps will form.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INSTRUCTIONS Grandpa&#8217;s Custard for Two A microwave oven actually does a better job of preparing this than a stovetop.\u00a0 Microwave instructions are in bold italic letters. 2 rounded (or 3 level) TBL Birds Custard Powder 1 TBL Granulated Sugar 1 C\u00a0 (8 oz) milk 1\/4 tsp vanilla optional:\u00a0 1 egg yolk optional:\u00a0 1\/2 C cooked &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/birds-custard-powder-pudding\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bird&#8217;s Custard Powder &#8211; Pudding&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[137,205,210],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dessert","category-medallion-recipe","category-beatitudes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15983"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23813,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15983\/revisions\/23813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}