Sweet Couscous With Custard Recipes

Steps:

• Have all ingredients ready before you begin.
• Lay out one of the kitchen towels, open the filo package, unroll and place on the towel. Cover with the second towel.
• Place a whole sheet of filo onto one of the sheet pans, brush with melted butter mixed with honey and sprinkle with pistachios.
• Repeat two more times, but on last layer sprinkle with sugar.
• Cut into six equal squares.
• Place a square into a greased muffin tin, pressing gently down to fit form, leave tips sticking up or slightly laying over.
• Bake at 375 degrees until golden and crispy, approximately 10 minutes.
• Bring the milk to a boil.
• Mix couscous, cinnamon, ginger, butter and salt together.
• Pour milk over the couscous mixture and mix to break up any lumps.
• Bring cream, sugar and vanilla to a boil.
• Combine egg yolks in a small bowl, add half of boiled cream to egg yolk mix.
• Return egg yolks to boiling cream and whisk until thickened, do not boil.
• Strain and pour into couscous mixture, stir and cool.
• Return to pot and cook to boil, remove from heat.
• Place mixture in bowl, cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight
• In a medium nonreactive saucepan, combine sugar and water, bring to a boil.
• Add quince, cinnamon, cloves and lemon juice, reduce the heat to low.
• Simmer, stirring occasionally, until fruit is tender and translucent, remove from heat, pour into bowl to cool.
• Strain quince from liquid and puree 1/4 of the quince.
• Add the puree to the left over quince and add additional poaching liquid to moisten slightly (to make it a spoonable sauce).
• To Assemble:
• Place filo dough on plate, spoon some couscous custard into the cup.
• Spoon some quince compote onto the plate, garnish with whipped cream, mint and a few berries.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until it turns to liquid and begins to caramelize. Pour into 6 custard cups, shaking cups to make sure the sugar is evenly distributed. Don't touch the sugar because it will be very hot.
• Mix the remaining ingredients together and pour into each custard cup. Fill a large baking pan with 1-inch of hot water. Place custard cups in the water bath and bake for about 45 to 50 minutes, or until just set. Cool in the baking pan until they reach room temperature. Remove from water bath and chill. To serve, quickly turn each cup over onto an individual serving plate. The sugar will have turned into a delicious syrupy glaze. For an extra treat, serve with fruit and whipped cream.

Steps:

• Custard: Bring the milk to boil in a medium saucepan. While it is heating, place the egg yolks, sugar, & a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl & beat until pale yellow & thick. Add the cornstarch & beat until smooth.
• Gradually pour the hot milk into the egg mixture, stirring continuously. Pour back into the saucepan, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until boiling. Continue to stir vigorously until the custard is smooth, about 45 seconds.
• Remove from the heat & continue to beat vigorously for another 30 seconds. Stir in the vanilla & rose water. When cool, place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on the custard so it does not form a layer of skin. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Couscous: Toasted the almonds until golden brown. Chop the almonds & walnuts in a food processor. Add to the dates & raisins then set aside.
• Prepare the couscous as directed on the package (should make around 4 cups, cooked). Then stir in the butter & sugar.
• When ready to serve, spread the custard on the bottom of a 10-12 inch round serving dish. Cover the custard with half the couscous then scatter the nut mixture evenly over it. Top with the rest of the couscous & sprinkle with the ground pistachios.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the water, sugar, cranberries, apricots, and cherries. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes. Stir in the couscous and remove the pan from the heat. Cover the pan with a tight fitting lid until the couscous has absorbed all of the cooking liquid, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Using a fork, fluff the couscous to break up any lumps. Add the almonds and hazelnuts and toss. Spread the mixture evenly on a baking sheet until completely cooled, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the couscous to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator.
• Serving Suggestion: Drizzle the couscous with 1/4 cup of extra-virgin olive oil for a moister texture.

Steps:

• Bring fruit juice & rose water to a boil, add couscous, stir well, cover, remove from heat & let stand 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Rub well into grains 3 Tbs. melted sweet butter.
• Combine couscous with 1/4 cup each finely ground blanched almonds and pistachio nuts.
• Mound on serving platter and sprinkle with mixture of powdered sugar & cinnamon.
• Garnish with kufeta (candy-coated almonds) & pomegranate seeds.

Steps:

• Cook and stir milk, vanilla extract, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove mixture from heat before it comes to a boil.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and cornstarch together in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
• Set saucepan back over low heat. Pour in egg mixture slowly, whisking constantly, until custard thickens enough to coat the bottom of a spoon, 5 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Pour the vegetable broth into a large saucepan, and bring to a boil. Add the butter, apricots, dates and raisins. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the couscous. Cover, and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the cinnamon and toasted almonds, and serve.