Portuguese Egg Tart

Adapted from Jas' Kitchen (http://jasnette.blogspot.com/)

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 14

Ingredients

• Ingredients for Pasty

• 150  g flour
• 2  tablespoons cornflour
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons icing sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  egg yolk
• 100  g butter

• Ingredients for custard

• 2  eggs
• 1  tablespoon  condensed milk
• 1  pinch salt
• 100  ml evaporated milk
• 200  ml water
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Directions

1. Method for pastry:.
2. Sift flour, salt, icing sugar & corn flour together.
3. Rub butter lightly into sifted flour till mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
4. Add egg yolk to form a dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
5. Roll dough out thinly and cut to line greased patty tins.
6. Prick pastry with a fork and brush with egg white.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ºC for 20 minutes or till golden brown.
8. Method for Custard:.
9. Beat eggs, condensed milk and salt lightly in a bowl.
10. Heat evaporated milk with water and sugar. Set aside to cool.
11. Pour gradually into the egg mix.
12. Add vanilla essence and strain.
13. Slowly spoon egg mixture into patty tins.