Egg tarts (2nd attempt)

Ingredients:

(A)Pastry
125g cold butter

55g icing sugar

225g plain flour

1 egg,whisked slightly

1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

(B)Custard

140g milk

80g sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:

(A)Pastry
Rub the butter with the flour till resemble bread crumbs.
Add sugar.
Add egg and vanilla essence.
Make into a pliable dough.
Wrap with cling wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Remove the dough from the fridge and cut into equal portion.

Press the dough into the moulds.(No need to grease.)

Pour the custard mixture into the moulds.

Bake for about 15-20 minutes at 200°C till custard puffs up.

Remove from oven and leave on cooling rack.

Unmould with care when slightly cooled.

Serve warm or chilled.

(B)Custard
Heat milk and melt sugar in it.
Whisk the eggs and vanilla essence.(not till frothy.)
Remove the milk from heat.
Stir eggs into milk and mix well.
Sieve the mixture into a measuring cup
*some with added pandan paste
1st attempt: http://honeybee916food.blogspot.com/2012/10/egg-tart.html
Ref: www.dequeenkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/10/egg-tarts-ii.html