Best 4 Individual Egg Tarts Recipes
Individual egg tarts, also known as Portuguese egg tarts or pastel de nata, are a delightful and versatile pastry that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dessert. With their creamy custard filling and flaky crust, they are a treat that is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. Whether you're looking for a classic recipe or a more modern twist, this article will guide you through the steps of creating delicious individual egg tarts that will impress your friends and family.
Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!
HONG KONG STYLE EGG TARTS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: eggs, water, sugar, salt, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, cake flour, unsalted butter, powdered sugar, egg, salt, vanilla extract
Provided by Tasty
Categories Desserts
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- For the pastry, in a large bowl, sift flour, sugar, and salt. Then add softened butter. Bring the mixture together with your hands, careful not to knead the pastry dough too much or you will make the pastry tough.
- Whisk the egg yolks and add the 2 tablespoons of beaten yolk to the flour mixture. Bring together until smooth. If the dough is too sticky, coating your hands with flour will help. Cover with plastic wrap and then refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until the dough is firm.
- To make the custard filling, melt sugar and salt with hot water. Mix until dissolved then let cool.
- Add the rest of the beaten egg yolk. Stir in sugar water and also evaporated milk (if adding vanilla, add now). Stir and combine everything well.
- Strain the filling to ensure no lumps. Chill in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven to 400˚F (200˚C.)
- Take the dough out and divide into 16 equal portions. Spray the tart pan with a light coating of oil. Take one portion of your dough and roll it into a ball and place in your tart shell. Press the shell into the pan with your fingers. Try to make the wrapper uniform in thickness and avoid a thick bottom. Repeat to finish all.
- Pour the custard filling into the shells until it is about 80% full. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the surface becomes golden brown and a toothpick can stand in the egg tart.
- Cool down for several minutes and then take the egg tarts out of the pan. Serve while still warm.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 119 calories, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 4 grams, Sugar 6 grams
HONG KONG STYLE EGG TARTS
Very easy to make Chinese style Egg Tart, you can put the leftovers in the refrigerator for later use for up to 3 days. You can reduce the sugar used on the crust and the filling to fit your taste, this recipe is lightly sweetened. If you want to you, can add more sugar to the filling. Hope you enjoy it!
Provided by wildcat
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Chinese
Time 45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and flour. Mix in butter with a fork until it is in small crumbs. Stir in the egg and vanilla until the mixture forms a dough. The texture should be slightly moist. Add more butter if it is too dry, or more flour, if the dough seems greasy. Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, and press the balls into tart molds so that it covers the bottom, and goes up higher than the sides. Use 2 fingers to shape the edge into an A shape.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Combine the white sugar and water in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cook until the sugar is dissolved, remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Strain the eggs through a sieve, and whisk into the sugar mixture. Stir in the evaporated milk and vanilla. Strain the filling through a sieve, and fill the tart shells.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown, and the filling is puffed up a little bit.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 421.2 calories, Carbohydrate 47.8 g, Cholesterol 201.8 mg, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 10.1 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Sodium 190.3 mg, Sugar 23.9 g
CUSTARD TARTS
Try making our delicate custard tarts for an irresistible dessert. They take just 10 minutes to prep and are delicious with a grating of nutmeg
Provided by Elena Silcock
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Take a sheet of shortcrust pastry and use a 10cm cookie cutter to cut 12 circles into the pastry. Press each circle into the holes of a cupcake tray. Scrunch up squares of baking paper, then use to line each of the pastry cases. Fill each with baking beans or uncooked rice, pressing them in a little, and bake for 10 mins. Remove the beans/rice and the baking paper and bake for 5 mins more, until the base is starting to colour slightly. Remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 140C/120C fan/gas 1.
- Bring the cream, milk, vanilla bean paste and a small grating of nutmeg to the boil. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until pale, then pour the hot milk and cream over, beating as you go. Strain custard into a jug, allow to settle for a few mins, then skim off any froth.
- Pour the custard into each of the tart cases, filling them as high as you can. Grate over a little more nutmeg on each, then carefully place back into the oven and bake for 15-20 mins, until the tarts look set with a slight wobble. Remove and cool, serve with a little more nutmeg freshly grated over the top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213 calories, Fat 15 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
INDIVIDUAL EGG TARTS
Every Christmas, someone is responsible for making these delicious tarts. A great finger food breakfast that can be eaten while enjoying the gifts that Santa has brought. Easily reheated in the microwave to enjoy throughout the day.
Provided by MARGIT C.
Categories Breakfast Eggs
Time 55m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
- Combine baking mix, butter and boiling water. Divide biscuit mixture between muffin cups. Spread covering bottom and up the sides a little. Sprinkle sausage and onions.
- Stir together eggs and cream. Pour equal amounts of egg mixture into muffin cups. Cover with Swiss cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until eggs are set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 253.7 calories, Carbohydrate 9.7 g, Cholesterol 73.9 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 8.4 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 357.1 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
Tips:
- Make sure to use fresh ingredients, especially the eggs and milk.
- Use a good quality puff pastry, as this will make a big difference to the final product.
- Roll out the puff pastry evenly and thinly, as this will help it to cook evenly.
- Prick the bottom of the tart shells with a fork before baking, as this will help them to rise evenly.
- Bake the tarts until they are golden brown and the custard is set.
- Let the tarts cool slightly before serving, as this will help them to hold their shape.
Conclusion:
Individual egg tarts are a delicious and versatile dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a special occasion or a simple snack. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make these delicious treats at home. So next time you are looking for a sweet treat, give individual egg tarts a try. You won't be disappointed!
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