Portuguese Egg Tart
Adapted from Jas' Kitchen (http://jasnette.blogspot.com/)
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INGREDIENTS
NutritionIngredients for Pasty
- 150g flour
- 2tablespoons cornflour
- 1 1⁄2tablespoons icing sugar
- 1⁄4teaspoon salt
- 1egg yolk
- 100g butter
Ingredients for custard
- 2
- 1tablespoon condensed milk
- 1pinch salt
- 100
- 200ml water
- 2tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄2teaspoon vanilla essence
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DIRECTIONS
- Method for pastry:.
- Sift flour, salt, icing sugar & corn flour together.
- Rub butter lightly into sifted flour till mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add egg yolk to form a dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Roll dough out thinly and cut to line greased patty tins.
- Prick pastry with a fork and brush with egg white.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ºC for 20 minutes or till golden brown.
- Method for Custard:.
- Beat eggs, condensed milk and salt lightly in a bowl.
- Heat evaporated milk with water and sugar. Set aside to cool.
- Pour gradually into the egg mix.
- Add vanilla essence and strain.
- Slowly spoon egg mixture into patty tins.
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