Milk Update

Remember that great milk vending machine I talked about previously? Well I guess my patronage wasn't enough, because it was removed a few weeks ago. :( This makes me sad because I really liked that machine! It mooed and everything!

Anyway, since then I have had to branch out with my milk. The supermarket doesn't have a regular supply of fresh milk so I have had to get over my prejudices against UHT milk. It's actually no where near as bad as I thought. In fact, even better, I can't actually honestly taste the difference. They really must have it down to a fine art here -- I'm really impressed, given how anti-UHT I was.

The other option of course is the weekly markets: here the fromageries and crémeries sometimes sell "lait cru" (raw milk) straight from the cow to the bottle. It's a bit of a pot luck though, it's quite popular for people who want to make their own cheeses and yoghurts at home. Anyway, at €1,20/L it's a special treat, so I bought some this Saturday to make the custard tart. I had leftovers so I thought I'd try it in coffee -- it tastes amazingly awesome, but doesn't froth at all, lol. I had real trouble getting any froth out!

Still, it tasted great, as did the custard tart. Here's a picture of a slice of it!

Perfectly set and very tasty. Things I will do next time:

• roll the pastry a bit thinner (this would be easier with a bigger board and a proper rolling pin rather than a wine bottle covered in foil)
• make the custard a bit richer. Any suggestions for this? I used a recipe with 3 egg yolks, 600mL milk, 2tbsp sugar, and 1tsp vanilla. It was a nice custard but not particularly creamy or too flavoured. Perhaps some more vanilla next time? More sugar? Some salt?
• buy a tin with a removable base

om nom nom.