Hong Kong Egg Tarts
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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12 tarts
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
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Crust
- 236.59 ml confectioners' sugar
- 709.77 ml all-purpose flour
- 236.59 ml butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 0.25 ml vanilla extract
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Filling
- 157.80 ml white sugar
- 354.88 ml water
- 9 eggs, beaten
- 0.25 ml vanilla extract
- 236.59 ml canned evaporated milk
directions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and flour. Mix in butter with a fork until it is in small crumbs. Stir in the egg and vanilla until the mixture forms a dough. The texture should be slightly moist. Add more butter if it is too dry, or more flour, if the dough seems greasy. Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, and press the balls into small tart molds so that it covers the bottom, and goes up just above the rim. Use 3 fingers to crimp the edges.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Combine the white sugar and water in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Strain the eggs through a sieve, and whisk into the sugar mixture. Stir in the evaporated milk and vanilla. Strain the filling through a sieve, and fill the tart shells.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown and the filling is puffed up a little bit.
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Reviews
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My husband lived in Hong Kong/Macau for 2 years and was craving some egg tarts. I looked up this recipe, we made them as is, and they came out PERFECTLY! We didn't have tart molds, so we used cupcake pans instead. There was about 2 times too much filling, but we made up for it another time. The tarts turned out silky and delectable! Thank you for sharing!
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DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!