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custard powder

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noun

  1. a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce See custard

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He said they even had to make bread out of custard powder, because they'd run out of flour.

From BBC

To make chocolate chip cookies with a singular, melt-in-your-mouth texture, we'll need a couple ingredients that aren't found in traditional recipes: custard powder and confectioners' sugar.

From Salon

Custard powder, as it is known in the U.K. and the rest of the Commonwealth nations, is primarily cornstarch with food coloring and flavorings like vanilla.

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In America, custard powder isn't readily available in supermarkets, but another, almost identical product is: instant pudding mix.

From Salon

But what if you use custard powder for something other than custard?

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