Hong Kong Egg Tarts - Desserts Recipe

Hong Kong Egg Tarts

🌍 Desserts, Hong Kong (adapted from Portuguese pastéis) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• (Crust) 180g flour
• 100g butter
• 50g powdered sugar
• 1 egg yolk. Custard: 3 eggs
• 150g sugar
• 300ml water
• 60ml evaporated milk
• vanilla

Method

1. Mixing — Mix crust ingredients to dough. Chill 30 min.
2. Pressing — Press into tart molds.
3. Step 3 — Custard: dissolve sugar in water. Whisk in eggs and milk. Strain twice.
4. Filling — Fill tart shells ¾.
5. Baking — Bake 165°C (325°F) for 20-25 min until custard is just set and slightly jiggly.

Tags: 180g flour, butter, powdered sugar, egg yolk. custard: 3 eggs, sugar · Source: Brittani's Almanac