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Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
From: Christina Callihan <c-chan@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Chinese Egg Tarts
Message-ID: <ZW0X04A@taronga.com>
Organization: Taronga Park BBS
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1993 12:26:05 -0800 (PST)
I had a request for this recipe, so I thought I'd try posting it as
well. This is from _A Wok for All Seasons_, by Martin Yan of _Yan Can
Cook_. The pastry dough can be made up to 2 days ahead of time and
refrigerated, or you could perhaps substitute commercial puff pastry dough.
EGG CUSTARD TARTS
_Pastry Dough_
1/2 cup lard, chilled and diced
1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled and diced
1 egg
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons ice water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
_Filling_
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup boiling water
1/3 cup evaporated milk
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Place chilled lard, butter, and egg in a food processor. Process
mixture for 4 seconds. Add flour and process until lumps are the size of
peas. Add water and vanilla and process a few seconds longer (Do not over-
process). The mixture should be crumbly. Press crumbs together, shape
into a patty 1 inch thick, and wrap with plastic wrap. Chill for 45 minutes.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/4 inch thick to form a long
rectangle. If dough becomes soft and sticky during the rolling and folding
process, return dough to refrigerator and chill until firm. Fold the
rectangle of dough into thirds, as if folding a letter, then turn dough
90 degrees. Roll out again into a rectangle and fold into thirds. Cover
with plastic wrap and let dough rest in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the filling. In a large bowl, dissolve sugar in boiling
water; let cool to room temperature. Whisk in evaporated milk and eggs.
Stir in vanilla and refrigerate until ready to use. Remove chilled dough
from refrigerator and place on a lightly floured surface. Roll out dough
into a large rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out 14 circles with a 4-
inch round cutter. Center each pastry circle in a 2 1/2-inch tart tin.
Lightly press dough into bottom and sides of tin; trim edges. Chill for 1
hour or overnight.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Pour filling into pastry-lined tins to within
1/4 inch of the top. Place filled tins on a cookie sheet; bake in preheated
oven for 35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool slightly. Carefully turn tins upside down, gently tapping to release
crust. Cool, custard side up, on a wire rack. Serve warm or at room
temperature. Makes 14 tarts.