The bakery thread

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Originally Posted by leesa

Many years ago I found this small modest-looking bakery and they made the best custard tarts I've ever had in my life. So good that I took a pic of it at the time!
I went back one day and they'd MOVED AWAY, I was devastated.

I've never been satisfied with another custard tart since, they're all crap in comparison.

BEHOLD.

FULL SIZE PIC SO YOU CAN SEE IT IN ALL ITS GLORY.

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Thanks for sharing.
That's a handsome quantity of good looking custard in what looks like a perfect pastry envelope.

Was it an egg based baked custard or vanilla slice type?

Best egg based baked custard tart I ever tasted was from my parents bakery and also Smeatons at Glen Innes.

Originally Posted by xahh

Thanks for sharing.
That's a handsome quantity of good looking custard in what looks like a perfect pastry envelope.

Was it an egg based baked custard or vanilla slice type?

Best egg based baked custard tart I ever tasted was from my parents bakery and also Smeatons at Glen Innes.

I couldn't tell you to be honest, I'm not much of a cook and I don't think I've ever had a vanilla slice.
The custard was a good inch or two higher than the crust like just a bulbous ball of yellow goop.
I thought it might be kinda rubbery since it was so big but it just wasn't, it was light and soft and jiggly and perfect. :p
Even the crust was still crispy, normally they go soggy but this thing still had crunch!

As you can see I had to stop and take a photo of it so as to preserve its memory.

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Anyone tried the 12 inch custard "Long John" from the Roundabout Bakery in West Wyalong?

It basically looks like a chocolate eclair but is made from donut material and filled with a generous amount of sweet vanilla custard and a smear of strawberry jam.

From personal experience, that quantity of Long John takes some serious swallowing to make it dissappear.