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["Put the milk in a heatproof container, and microwave at 900 W for 3 minutes 30 seconds.", "If you have vanilla beans heat it up in the milk.", "In the meantime, sift all the ingredients together into a large heatproof bowl.", "Pour the Step 1 warmed milk into the Step 2 bowl little by little while mixing with a whisk.", "If you added a vanilla bean in Step 1, take it out.", "Add the egg yolks to the Step 3 bowl one at a time, and mix well with the whisk.", "Microwave the Step 4 cream at 900 W for 2 minutes!", "The photo shows the cream after it's been microwaved.", "It hasn't really set yet at this stage.", "Take it out, mix the cream up and microwave for another 1 minute 30 seconds.", "The photo shows the cream after it's been microwaved.", "The cream has started to set.", "Take it out one more time, mix well again and microwave for another 1 minute 30 seconds.", "The photo shows the cream after it's been microwaved.", "It now looks more like a custard cream.", "Mix it up thoroughly to even out the texture.", "Add the butter and vanilla essence and mix well to cool the cream a little.", "When the cream has cooled down a bit, add the rum and mix to finish.", "The custard cream can be as thick as in this photo before adding the rum!", "If you're making half the amount, microwave it at 600 W for 2 minutes in Step 1, 1 minute in Step 5, 2 minutes in Step 6 and 1 minute in Step 7.", "Use the leftover egg whites in, ""Our Family's Secret Recipe for Almond Tuiles"".", "If you are using the custard in a fruit tart, the fruit will look way better if you glaze it with a ""nappage"" (thinned apricot jam or similar).", "Following are some usage examples for this custard cream.", "Tart crust + this custard cream + strawberries and other berries = berry tart.", "I made this tart for Christmas 2007.", "Tart crust + this custard cream + fruits decorated with an apricot jam glaze = fruit tart.", "I made this tart for my son's 2nd birthday (in 2008).", "I used the custard cream for a square tart.", "Tart crust + this custard cream + strawberries + mint leaves = strawberry tart.", "I made this tart for a friend's birthday in Spring 2009.", "Pie crust + this custard cream + frozen fruit = ""Fruit-Packed Danish By Lazy Me""
