Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Egg Tarts 蛋挞

Egg tart, 蛋挞 is a great dessert, the most popular in Hong Kong cuisine. It looks simple, but the most difficult part is molding the dough in tarts.






Ingredients:
Tart
2 cup flour, sifted
1/4 cup icing sugar
10 Tbsp butter, in room temperature
1 large egg, beaten with 2 Tbsp cold water
1 pinch of salt


Filling
3 large eggs
3/8 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 sugar
1 cup filtered water

Directions:
1. Blend butter into the flour and salt
2. Blend in icing sugar and add in beaten egg
3. Leave the dough in refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes
4. In saucepan, dissolve sugar in water, low flame
5. Put syrup aside, to let cool
6. Preheat oven at 400 ° F (about 204 ° C)
7. In a large bowl, beat smooth eggs, evaporated milk and vanilla
8. Strain (7)into reserved syrup, mix well
9. Make cup shapes (as tarts) to fill up the muffin pan
10. Pour in the filling into the tarts, bake for 20-25 minutes
11. Serve when it's cool or be chilled
12. You may topping with some fruit

Note: Remember to lightly poke the bottom of the tart (not making holes), to let air pop during baking time.

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