Egg Tarts

 

Egg Tarts

Ingredients:

Pastry ( the firmer pastry which i used it in 2nd batch):
200g plain flour
2 tbsp castor sugar
1 egg yolk
120g cold butter, cubed

Filling：
150g castor sugar
150ml hot water
250ml milk(1 small pack of milk)
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
3 large eggs
1 egg white (From the same egg where the yolk was used in the crust)

Method：

1. Place butter, flour ,salt and sugar in a mixer bowl and mix slowly till resembles breadcrumbs. Add beaten egg at low speed and mix.
2. Roll out pastry in between two sheets of plastic into thickness of about 4mm. Stamp out 9–10cm circles of pastry with a pastry cutter.( i skip this step too,just take a small amount & flatten it)
3.  Lightly press the pastry circles into the tart tins.
4.  Refrigerate them for 30 mins. ( i skip this part )
5.  Melt the sugar in hot water, add milk, salt, vanilla essence.
6.  Beat all the eggs lightly and mix in all together.
7.  Sieve egg mixture and pour into the cold tart crust.
8.  Bake at 180C for 25 mins.

Happy baking