Caribbean Coconut Custard Food

JAMAICAN CORNMEAL PUDDING

Steps:

• Sift together flour and cornmeal.
• Blend together sugar, salt, nutmeg, mixed spice and coconut milk. Add to the cornmeal mixture, stirring until there are no lumps. Pour into a greased pan.
• Coat raisins with a little flour and sprinkle into mixture. Sprinkle shredded coconut on top. Dot generously with butter or margarine. Bake in a moderately-hot oven 350F for 15 minutes or until set.
• Combine all ingredients for the custard, and pour it on top of the cornmeal pudding. Bake for another 30 to 45 minutesr or until set. Cool and serve.

CARIBBEAN COCONUT TART

Steps:

• Prepare the pastry as directed: In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and grated orange peel.
• With a pastry blender, cut in butter until fine particles form.
• Add 1 lightly beaten egg and stir with a fork until well blended; work with your hands until dough holds together in a ball. Divide into thirds.
• Set aside 1/3 of the pastry for lattice strips.
• On a lightly floured waxed paper, roll out the other 2/3 to a 12-inch circle. Use the paper to lift and gently turn pastry into a 10 1/2-inch tart pan with removable bottom (or 10-inch pie pan).
• Shape to bottom and sides of pan; trim excess from top edge of tart pan (or away from rim of pie pan).
• Bake in a 325*F oven for 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, divide remaining pastry into 10 pieces; on a lightly floured board roll each into a 10 to 12 inch rope. Cover and refrigerate while mixing filling.
• Filling: In a bowl lightly beat the eggs, then stir in sugar, salt and flour. Add coconut, orange juice and melted butter; mix well. Pour into prepared crust.
• Criss-cross ropes of dough on top of filling. Trim and press ends to edges of pastry. Return to a 325* oven and bake until crust is golden brown and center is set, about 40 minutes.
• Warm the jelly or jam until melted and carefully brush it over top of hot tart. Cool completely, as long as 24 hours, then remove sides of pan and cut tart in wedges.

JAMAICAN COCONUT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Place milk, cream, sugar, flour, eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Mix with a hand mixer for 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Add coconut and mix together until completely incorporated.
• Place in a greased pie pan. Cook at 350° for 40-45 minutes.
• In small sauce pan, heat butter over medium heat until melted.
• Add brown sugar and mix together until sugar dissolves.
• Add rum and cook for 1 minute on medium heat.
• Slice pie and serve with rum sauce, to your liking. *Pie best when served warm.

CARIBBEAN COCONUT CUSTARD

Steps:

• Place eggs, yolks, sugar, water and butter into a food processor and whirl until well combined.
• Add coconut.
• Whirl just to mix.
• Set a 5-6 cup ring mold in a larger rimmed baking pan, at least 2 inches deep.
• Pour egg mixture into mold.
• Place both pans in a 350* oven.
• Fill bottom pan with boiling water to halfway up the sides of the mold.
• Bake until custard jiggles only slightly when shaken, about 50 minutes.
• Lift mold from water and place on rack.
• Let cool completely.
• Invert a plate on top and invert custard onto plate.
• Lift off mold.
• Serve or cover and chill for up to 2 days.
• Cut into wedges and serve with pineapple.

COCONUT CUSTARD

Steps:

• Combine the milk, coconut milk and vanilla bean and seeds in a medium nonreactive saucepan; bring to a simmer over low heat.
• Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch together in a large bowl. Slowly whisk the warm milk into the egg mixture. Return the mixture to the pan, set it over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened. Scrape the mixture into a bowl, remove the vanilla bean and whisk in the rum and vanilla extract. Let the custard cool to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours.