Chinese Custard Tarts Food

CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• The Case: Roll out the pastry into a rectangle and brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle on some icing sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Tightly roll the pastry, along the longest side, into a sausage roll and slice into discs (about 1-inch thick). With the palm of your hand press down into each disc, then roll out each one into a circle.
• Grease the bottom and sides of 6 oven-proof glasses with butter, then dip each into a bag of flour so that the flour sticks to the butter and shake off any excess. Put the center of the pastry circles on top of the floured oven-proof glass, and gently press the sides of the pastry onto the side of the glass (it should look a bit pleated). Place the glasses (rim side down) on a tray in a preheated 350 degree F.oven). When they are cooked, take them out of the oven and press the bottom of each pastry case, this will ensure that they have a flat bottom.
• The Custard: Break the eggs into a mixing bowl with the sugar and orange zest and whisk thoroughly. Scrape out the seeds inside of a vanilla pod and stir this into the egg mixture. Pour the cream into a saucepan and remove from the heat just before it boils. Pour the hot cream into the bowl of eggs, stirring all the time. Then transfer this mixture back to the saucepan, on medium heat and stir continuously until it has thickened.
• Pour the custard into the pastry cases and let sit to cool.
• Heat the sugar and water on a high heat until you have a golden caramel. As soon as this is ready, pour a thin layer on top of the custard.;

CHINESE STYLE EGG CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• Direction to make crust.
• Mix sugar, butter and flour.
• Then add egg and vanilla extract.
• Mix well.
• Texture of dough should be slightly moist, not dry (add margarine if too dry), and not oily (add flour if too oily).
• Pull dough and make a ball shape to about 1.
• 5 inch diameter, then press into tart mould, start from the center then push up until it goes higher than the side, then use two fingers to shape the edge to a A shape.
• Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted.
• Cool down to room temperature.
• Add eggs, vanilla extract and evaporated milk.
• Filter the mixture through the strainer.
• Pour into the tart crust.
• Preheat oven for 10 minutes.
• Bake at 230 degrees (C) for 15-20minutes until golden brown and the filling raise up a little bit.

CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Take a sheet of shortcrust pastry and use a 10cm cookie cutter to cut 12 circles into the pastry. Press each circle into the holes of a cupcake tray. Scrunch up squares of baking paper, then use to line each of the pastry cases. Fill each with baking beans or uncooked rice, pressing them in a little, and bake for 10 mins. Remove the beans/rice and the baking paper and bake for 5 mins more, until the base is starting to colour slightly. Remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 140C/120C fan/gas 1.
• Bring the cream, milk, vanilla bean paste and a small grating of nutmeg to the boil. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until pale, then pour the hot milk and cream over, beating as you go. Strain custard into a jug, allow to settle for a few mins, then skim off any froth.
• Pour the custard into each of the tart cases, filling them as high as you can. Grate over a little more nutmeg on each, then carefully place back into the oven and bake for 15-20 mins, until the tarts look set with a slight wobble. Remove and cool, serve with a little more nutmeg freshly grated over the top.

CHINESE CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• 1. To make the pastry sift flour & salt into bowl. Rub lard into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs
• 2. Mix in hot water to form a firm dough. Knead lightly on lightly floured surface.
• 3. Roll out to 1/8in thickness. Cut out with an 3in fluted cutter. Put into greased patty tins.
• 4. Beat together eggs & sugar. Gradually add milk. Mix in food coloring. Mix well. Pour carefully into prepared pastry cases. Bake in hot (425F-450F) oven for 10 minutes, reduce heat to moderately hot (400F), cook further 10 - 15 minutes, until set.

EGG CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• Beat the eggs, stir in the milk and the sugar.
• Add the yellow food coloring if using.
• Let the filling rest for a few minutes to let some of the air bubbles burst.
• Pour into tart shells.
• Bake at 350 about 35 minutes or until the custard is cooked and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Cool.