Custard in muffin tins?
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I need to make 50 desserts for my party, and I have settled on a "steamed" coconut cream custard (basic egg-sugar-coconut cream firm custard). I have done this many desserts each year for many years, but this is the first custard-in-a-muffin-tin I have tried. In order to handle and hold that many servings and to get nicely shaped individual servings. I plan to use several of my muffin tins as the baking dishes. I also plan to turn the custards out on a cookie sheet and do a light finish of a lightly gingered corn syrup glaze, under the broiler (on the "bottoms" of the tin shape, so the top finish is not important for appearance) before moving them to the serving plates Any hints? Cautions? Tricks? First note - several of my tins are enamel-coated metal, but I might choose to use some of the coated-bakeware tins as well. Will I get discoloration from the coated bakeware? Any experience with coating the tins with "PAM" in doing a custard? Second note - I plan to put the muffin tins and custard in a jelly-roll pan of water in the oven to steam-bake the custard - or would it be better to use a steamer? Third note - any ideas about time doing custard in muffin tins in the oven using the water-pan? In the oven without the water? In a steamer? Any insights, information, or experiences would be appreciated. Thanks |
Custard in muffin tins?
"hob" > wrote in message ... > Hi > > I need to make 50 desserts for my party, and I have settled on a "steamed" > coconut cream custard (basic egg-sugar-coconut cream firm custard). > I have done this many desserts each year for many years, but this is the > first custard-in-a-muffin-tin I have tried. > > In order to handle and hold that many servings and to get nicely shaped > individual servings. I > plan to use several of my muffin tins as the baking dishes. > I also plan to turn the custards out on a cookie sheet and do a light > finish of a lightly gingered corn syrup glaze, under the broiler (on the > "bottoms" of the tin shape, so the top finish is not important for > appearance) before moving them to the serving plates > > Any hints? Cautions? Tricks? > > First note - several of my tins are enamel-coated metal, but I might choose > to use some of the coated-bakeware tins as well. > Will I get discoloration from the coated bakeware? > Any experience with coating the tins with "PAM" in doing a custard? > > Second note - I plan to put the muffin tins and custard in a jelly-roll pan > of water in the oven to steam-bake the custard - or would it be better to > use a steamer? > > Third note - any ideas about time doing custard in muffin tins in the oven > using the water-pan? In the oven without the water? In a steamer? > > Any insights, information, or experiences would be appreciated. > > Thanks ========= I am thinking, wouldn't the custards fall apart when removed from the muffin tin? Wouldn't it be easier to bake the custards in a couple of large Pyrex baking dishes and cut them into squares? |
Custard in muffin tins?
pfoley wrote:
>> Third note - any ideas about time doing custard in muffin tins in the oven >> using the water-pan? In the oven without the water? In a steamer? >> >> Any insights, information, or experiences would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks > ========= > I am thinking, wouldn't the custards fall apart when removed from the muffin > tin? Wouldn't it be easier to bake the custards in a couple of large Pyrex > baking dishes and cut them into squares? > I don't know that a straight sided muffin pan will work very well for the custards...but it would be easy enough to test drive a batch and see? |
Custard in muffin tins?
hob wrote:
> I need to make 50 desserts for my party, and I have settled on a "steamed" > coconut cream custard (basic egg-sugar-coconut cream firm custard). > I have done this many desserts each year for many years, but this is the > first custard-in-a-muffin-tin I have tried. > > In order to handle and hold that many servings and to get nicely shaped > individual servings. I > plan to use several of my muffin tins as the baking dishes. > I also plan to turn the custards out on a cookie sheet and do a light > finish of a lightly gingered corn syrup glaze, under the broiler (on the > "bottoms" of the tin shape, so the top finish is not important for > appearance) before moving them to the serving plates > > Any hints? Cautions? Tricks? I supposed muffin tins could work if you carefully inverted the pans onto a large flat. perhaps you can find some heavy duty foil cups like those that are included with the Oekter lava cake mixes. |
Custard in muffin tins?
I would imagine that inverting the custards onto a platter and then
trying to move them to a serving plate is frought with hazards. Custards do not like being moved from my experience. You may end up with a whole batch of 'cracked' custards for your trouble. I'd be inclined to hunt around packaging stores for a disposable creme brulee type mould. (similar packaging as noodle box - watertight) Or scounge at a local caferteria or school to borrow 50 moulds. Or, given you'll be using a bain marie to cook them, try a test run with some short glasses which are relatively cheap and will have the sloped sides you need during inverting. No great need for pyrex when cooking in a water bath at the temperature of the oven is generally very moderate to low. You could always sidestep the inverting onto serving plate, serve in the container caramelising the top like a creme brulee... then you wouldn't have to worry about perfect sides, inverting etc - but you'd have to have 50 separate containers.. How large are the desserts? Maybe those disposable shot glasses would be ideal? I'd definitely stick with the water bath method. LadyJane -- "Never trust a skinny cook!" |
Custard in muffin tins?
"pfoley" > wrote in message k.net... > > "hob" > wrote in message > ... > > Hi > > > > I need to make 50 desserts for my party, and I have settled on a > "steamed" > > coconut cream custard (basic egg-sugar-coconut cream firm custard). > > I have done this many desserts each year for many years, but this is > the > > first custard-in-a-muffin-tin I have tried. > > > > In order to handle and hold that many servings and to get nicely shaped > > individual servings. I > > plan to use several of my muffin tins as the baking dishes. > > I also plan to turn the custards out on a cookie sheet and do a light > > finish of a lightly gingered corn syrup glaze, under the broiler (on the > > "bottoms" of the tin shape, so the top finish is not important for > > appearance) before moving them to the serving plates > > > > Any hints? Cautions? Tricks? > > > > First note - several of my tins are enamel-coated metal, but I might > choose > > to use some of the coated-bakeware tins as well. > > Will I get discoloration from the coated bakeware? > > Any experience with coating the tins with "PAM" in doing a custard? > > > > Second note - I plan to put the muffin tins and custard in a jelly-roll > pan > > of water in the oven to steam-bake the custard - or would it be better to > > use a steamer? > > > > Third note - any ideas about time doing custard in muffin tins in the oven > > using the water-pan? In the oven without the water? In a steamer? > > > > Any insights, information, or experiences would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > ========= > I am thinking, wouldn't the custards fall apart when removed from the muffin > tin? Wouldn't it be easier to bake the custards in a couple of large Pyrex > baking dishes and cut them into squares? A reply to all who have provided input - I see a common thread that I need some care with the custards possibly falling apart when inverted - additonal info: 1) I am making it in tapered muffin tins rather than in a large pan, to get that "inverted flan" look - ( it's kind of a "fancier dinner" dessert). I will check out some disposable containers. Making them the day before and keeping them cold, I had planned to put a cookie sheet over four tins worth and flip them over as a unit, and then lift the tins off. I can slide each onto the dessert plate with an inverted metal spatula once finished (or, if I don't use the broiler, I can finish after they are on the plates) The cookie sheet thing has worked well for me before, and I can do 48 desserts in easily under ten minutes, but with other desserts I had prepped the insides of the tin for easy release. I am not sure how well custard releases. 2) I understand that the coconut cream custard recipe I am using is an asian custard, firmer than the soft french custards. So I will make a test run - I was hoping for some feedback on time and temperature for custards done in small containers like a muffin tin size amount... ?? > > |
Custard in muffin tins?
hob wrote:
> "pfoley" > wrote in message > k.net... > >>"hob" > wrote in message ... >> >>>Hi >>> >>> I need to make 50 desserts for my party, and I have settled on a >> >>"steamed" >> >>>coconut cream custard (basic egg-sugar-coconut cream firm custard). >>> I have done this many desserts each year for many years, but this is >> >>the >> >>>first custard-in-a-muffin-tin I have tried. >>> >>> In order to handle and hold that many servings and to get nicely > > shaped > >>>individual servings. I >>> plan to use several of my muffin tins as the baking dishes. >>> I also plan to turn the custards out on a cookie sheet and do a light >>>finish of a lightly gingered corn syrup glaze, under the broiler (on > > the > >>>"bottoms" of the tin shape, so the top finish is not important for >>>appearance) before moving them to the serving plates >>> >>>Any hints? Cautions? Tricks? >>> >>> First note - several of my tins are enamel-coated metal, but I might >> >>choose >> >>>to use some of the coated-bakeware tins as well. >>> Will I get discoloration from the coated bakeware? >>> Any experience with coating the tins with "PAM" in doing a custard? >>> >>>Second note - I plan to put the muffin tins and custard in a jelly-roll >> >>pan >> >>>of water in the oven to steam-bake the custard - or would it be better > > to > >>>use a steamer? >>> >>>Third note - any ideas about time doing custard in muffin tins in the > > oven > >>>using the water-pan? In the oven without the water? In a steamer? >>> >>>Any insights, information, or experiences would be appreciated. >>> >>>Thanks >> >>========= >>I am thinking, wouldn't the custards fall apart when removed from the > > muffin > >>tin? Wouldn't it be easier to bake the custards in a couple of large > > Pyrex > >>baking dishes and cut them into squares? > > > A reply to all who have provided input - > > I see a common thread that I need some care with the custards possibly > falling apart when inverted - additonal info: > > 1) I am making it in tapered muffin tins rather than in a large pan, to get > that "inverted flan" look - ( it's kind of a "fancier dinner" dessert). I > will check out some disposable containers. > > Making them the day before and keeping them cold, I had planned to put a > cookie sheet over four tins worth and flip them over as a unit, and then > lift the tins off. I can slide each onto the dessert plate with an inverted > metal spatula once finished (or, if I don't use the broiler, I can finish > after they are on the plates) > The cookie sheet thing has worked well for me before, and I can do 48 > desserts in easily under ten minutes, but with other desserts I had prepped > the insides of the tin for easy release. I am not sure how well custard > releases. > > 2) I understand that the coconut cream custard recipe I am using is an > asian custard, firmer than the soft french custards. > > So I will make a test run - > > I was hoping for some feedback on time and temperature for custards done in > small containers like a muffin tin size amount... ?? > Have you considered making paste linings for the muffin tins? i sometimes use a short paste to line a tin with and then bake a cheese cake in it. brioche paste, baba paste, mazarine paste, chou paste, genoise paste all would be suitable for a custard filling. An English egg custard could be poured into pre made paste holder and allowed to cool. There are even specific "flan cases" for custards. -- JL > > >> > > |
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