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Dim Sum Custard Tarts

Tasty egg custard tarts in a crumbly pastry!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/dim-sum-custard-tarts • Posted by Cat Morley

Egg custard tarts have been my favourite dim sum treat since I first tried them. They taste best while they're still warm with a really soft filling and super crusty flaky pastry.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

Egg custard tarts have been my favourite dim sum treat since I first tried them. They taste best while they're still warm with a really soft filling and super crusty flaky pastry.

Instructions

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    Whisk together the flour, sugar, shortening, salt, egg and water in a bowl.

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    Knead together into a dough, wrap in cling film and pop in the freezer for 20 minutes.

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    Crumble together the butter, shortening and flour.

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    Knead into a dough balls.

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    Flatten into a small square, wrap in cling film and freeze for 20 minutes.

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    Roll out the dough into a large rectangle.

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    Place the butter dough in the middle.

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    Wrap the dough around the butter dough, knead and roll into a small rectangle. Wrap in cling film and chill for another 20 minutes.

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    Heat the sugar, soy in a sauce pan for 10 minutes until the sugar dissolves.

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    Leave to cool before beating in the eggs.

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    Strain the mixture through a sieve twice.

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    Place to the side.

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    Roll out the dough one final time into a large rectangle and use a cookie cutter to cut tarts.

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    Place the tarts into muffin cases in a baking tin.

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    Fill the pastry cases with custard.

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    Bake at 180'C for 12 minutes.

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    Serve warm!