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Title: Tapioca Custard like me Mum used to make :)
Post by: Delveen on June 20, 2010, 05:27:29 am
I'd love a recipe for Tapioca Custard like Mum used to make years ago. Sometimes she'd also add coconut to it for D & V. Anyone know the recipe?????
Title: Re: Tapioca Custard like me Mum used to make :)
Post by: Intrepidtrier on June 20, 2010, 12:09:10 pm
1/2 cup tapioca
3 cups whole milk
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla

What I do is heat the milk to nearly boiling and then add the tapioca and salt to the bowl and let it sit for about an hour stirring every so often to stop the tapioca sticking together. Then simmer for about 5 minutes on reverse speed, add the sugar and then keep cooking until the tapioca is soft, beat the eggs and add some of the tapioca to them and then put back into the bowl and cook for about another 2 - 4 minutes until the egg is cooked and the tapioca is thick.
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Post by: cookie1 on June 21, 2010, 03:08:34 am
Thanks for this I'm going to try it hopefully for tonight. I'm into nostalgic recipes at the moment.
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Post by: judydawn on June 21, 2010, 07:31:22 am
I had a small amount of sago to get rid of so thought I'd do this one today too.  It is lovely but I will cut down on the sugar to 1/4 cup next time. Thanks Intrepidtrier, an oldie but a goldie as they say.  Mum will be pleased when I take a container of it around to her.
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Post by: JulieO on June 21, 2010, 08:36:37 am
I'll be giving it a go too, just the weather for it.  :)
Title: Re: Tapioca Custard like me Mum used to make :)
Post by: Thermomixer on June 22, 2010, 07:26:18 am
Thanks Sandy  - one that I need to try.  Love lemon sago.
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Post by: Tebasile on June 23, 2010, 03:28:08 am
Hi Delveen,

you asked the same question back in march here (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3287.0)  ;). I posted a version for you  :)
Title: Re: Tapioca Custard like me Mum used to make :)
Post by: knittercook on May 26, 2011, 10:26:36 pm
I always make this tapioca recipe (http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/tapioca-pudding-recipe.html) and it is delicious.

Once I get a little bit more confident I will try it in the TMX, using Intrepidtriers method  :)
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Post by: judydawn on May 26, 2011, 11:33:46 pm
I'm going to try that one today knittercook. I'll let you know how mine turns out.
Title: Re: Tapioca Custard like me Mum used to make :)
Post by: knittercook on May 27, 2011, 12:33:07 am
Oh please do JudyDawn, I would love to hear if it is do-able in the TMX  ;D
Title: Re: Tapioca Custard like me Mum used to make :)
Post by: judydawn on May 27, 2011, 02:43:28 am
OK Knittercook, here's what I did.
We don't have full cream milk so used skim milk and replaced 1/4 cup of the milk with cream. Used vanilla extract because I didn't have any beans either but I would have used vanilla bean paste if I had any in the pantry. I was almost out of sago so I used just under 1/3 of a cup (40g) which was just under the quantity required. I accidently left the sugar out and didn't realise until I tasted it but that was a good thing as I then added it at the end and tasted it until I got the sweetness I wanted without using the full 1/3 cup stated. Completely forgot the salt (going well aren't I :-))). Had almost a full egg (which included the white) left over from an eggwash yesterday so just added 1 yolk to that. I used varying speeds during the cooking to prevent sticking and keep things moving and this is the reason to not add the eggs until the end - plain custards cook fairly quickly which is why you can add all the ingredients in together at the beginning but if you added the eggs in at the beginning here, you would end up having a big cleaning job ahead of you as it cooks onto the bottom of the bowl. Because my sago quantity was lower than the recipe, the pudding was fairly runny when first cooked but as it cooled it thickened up.  I will add the full amount next time though.

Step by step it went like this.

Placed the sago into the TM bowl with 170g skim milk and let sit for 1 hour.
Added 510g milk and cooked for 10 mins/100o/reverse/speed 1.
Lowered heat and cooked for 30 mins/90o/reverse/speed 2.
Added 1/4 cup of cream to the lightly beaten eggs and added that mixture to the sago through the hole in the lid whilst the blades were running.
I then tasted it, added 45g of sugar and 1 tspn vanilla extract and cooked a further 2 mins/90o/reverse/speed 3.
It pays to rest it for 10 minutes before serving as you do with risotto.
Title: Re: Tapioca Custard like me Mum used to make :)
Post by: CreamPuff63 on May 27, 2011, 02:47:13 am
I think that "Tapioca Pudding" p36  of Healthy Eating with Cyndi may be the same as the custard. We make this quite a bit, and don't have the guilts if Cyndi has sanctioned it  :D