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12 October 2006 @ 10:43
Portuguese Egg Tart  


This is my first attempt at making Portuguese Egg Tart.  This recipe was posted by [info]loopedbusrides yesterday.  She was kind enough to share the recipe with the [info]bakebakebake community.  After viewing the pictures, i just had to try it.  It looked simple enough.  

[info]loopedbusrides used store bought puff pastry, but i am a sucker for punishment.  I actually made my puff pastry.  Overall I am happy with the end result.  I whipped the custard mixture for a good 15 -20 minutes, which made the custard very light.  Just the way i like it.  If you like your custard dense, please don't whip it that long.  

Really enjoyed making this and will do it again.  This recipe makes 24 small egg tarts.  I changed it slightly from the original recipe.



Ingredients:
500g of ready-made puff pastry
200ml whipping cream
300ml full cream milk
80g sugar
4 eggs
3 egg yolks
1 vanilla pod

Method:
1. Divide pastry into 20g portions, roll out to about 3mm thickness. if pastry starts to get sticky, put some flour on your rolling pin/board. press onto tart moulds.
2. Combine whipping cream, milk and sugar and cook just until sugar dissolves.
3. Add into beaten eggs and yolks.
4. Mix well and bring it to a minimal boil.
5. Add the vanilla pod (split), and then set aside to cool.
6. Pour filling into pastry tart (2/3 mark), bake at 220ºC for about 30 mins.
7.  If you have a blow torch, just brown the top a little more.

Update:  Emailed dad, and showed him the tarts, and he loves it! He wants me to make it when he comes back!! hehehehe



Puff Pastry all ready


Filled.  Ready to go into the oven


All Done.  Browned


Here's Another look


Little babies plated


Different angle


My Snack today



 
 
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bourgeois_babe[info]bourgeois_babe on 12th October 2006 03:02 (UTC)
Oh maaaan....that looks divine! It actually looks better than the store bought ones. All light and crumbly :P
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 03:03 (UTC)
hahahaha they were very light, i spent a lot of time whipping the liquid hehehehe
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Vamprila[info]vamprila on 12th October 2006 03:14 (UTC)
wow wow wow!!! looks so pro!!!
Question: where can i get the pastries and vanilla pods? Can vanilla essence do the job? Use Muffin tray can? :p

.pastry-idiot.
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 03:16 (UTC)
Hello again :)

They are so not pro...trust me. You can get the pastries from the frozen section in the supermarket. It should be close to the frozen pies etc. :) Yes you can use vanilla essence, but of course they taste better with the pod. But i do realise that is costly. I just had a couple lying around at home. Muffin tray...sure!
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sweetsunsailing: slity eyed[info]sweetsunsailing on 12th October 2006 03:33 (UTC)
vanessa! it looks yum!
my goodness, the pictures make me wanna drop my books and try the recepie! =)
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 03:34 (UTC)
That was how i felt yesterday when i saw the posting in bakebakebake. I couldn't wait to go home and try it. give it a go tonight...you will be all done within 2 hours. That includes washin up
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Meo: MisTear[info]miserabletear on 12th October 2006 03:59 (UTC)
yum.. looks good.
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 03:59 (UTC)
very tasty...
marinette bwa chech[info]samigina on 12th October 2006 04:12 (UTC)
Ahh, those look so good! The browning on the top is so perfect. :D
...I still haven't gotten to either of those cakes, by the way.
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 04:13 (UTC)
Heheehe thanks... :)

As for the cakes...no worries :)

Nice picture! :)
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alanutte[info]alanutte on 12th October 2006 05:00 (UTC)
ermm...shouldn't be really looking at pictures of food (as i''m fasting) but those egg tarts are really tempting! lol

btw, i'm adding u in my friends list, enjoy all ur food entries
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 05:12 (UTC)
hehehe thank you
JV[info]drag0nette on 12th October 2006 07:07 (UTC)
looks easy enough for me to try making! :D
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 07:08 (UTC)
aiyoh way easier than the nutella cookies!!! Try!!

Good fun :)
(Anonymous) on 12th October 2006 07:28 (UTC)
Yummy Yumz
Hi, thanks so much for all the recipes. Truly enjoy reading your entries. The photos of the entire food-making process really helps! U knw those dodo cooking books that assume u understd what they are talking abt??? And when you are halfway thru, u ask yourself...ehhhh is it supposed 2 look like that? =) well, for your recipes, i knw i can check if i am truly on the right track...heh. that muffins end up looking like muffins and egg tarts as egg tarts =) Thanks a bunch! net
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 07:48 (UTC)
Re: Yummy Yumz
Hi Net, you are most welcome. I like posting pictures from start to end on certain stuff just cos it is fun to see how the product develops. :) Nice memories. :)

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.:*Pock't Rock't*:.[info]madmoneymonkey on 12th October 2006 08:16 (UTC)
That looks incredible!! I think egg tarts are one of the most difficult things to make because they are so delicate. But yours look wow!
Do you own a blow torch? I would love to buy one for Merv but have no idea how much it costs.
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 08:18 (UTC)
They are really simple. HONEST!!! PROMISE. Yes I do own a blow torch, Cheok bought one for me two years ago...finally used it. Next attempt will be creme brulee. :) Erm...I remember cheok saying it is quite cheap...about $80
(Anonymous) on 12th October 2006 10:37 (UTC)
This is it!
Yes! Yes! Wow, how nice! Looks so good!
I've just travelled to Hong Kong and my friend went to Macao and bougut me a Portugues tart for me.
It was impressively so yummy! I loved it!
Thanks for this recipe.
I'll try it^_^)
~Peach
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 12:09 (UTC)
Re: This is it!
Hi Peach, I am glad you enjoyed the portuguese tart when you tried it in macau.

Please do leave a comment here after you try making it. Thanks!
[info]colourfuldots on 12th October 2006 11:50 (UTC)
wow i thought egg tarts were a huge chore to make. adding you! :)
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 12:15 (UTC)
yea i thought it would be a huge chore too, which is why i never thought of making them....so mistaken....done in no time! :)
florafloraflora[info]florafloraflora on 12th October 2006 13:33 (UTC)
Ooh! Now I know just what to do with my leftover vanilla bean.
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 13:41 (UTC)
man you won't regret it....i could taste the vanilla in my tart...and it is all thanks to the bean
[info]huiis on 12th October 2006 14:24 (UTC)
ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!! egg tarts!!! (: thanks!
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 12th October 2006 15:30 (UTC)
pls do leave a comment if you do try it :)
lilspoiled_brat Journal: ur in big trouble mr!!![info]lilspoiled_brat on 12th October 2006 17:29 (UTC)
aswesome...
vanessafrida: [info]vanessafrida on 13th October 2006 02:51 (UTC)
thanks....and nice picture! :)
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elin[info]breadcrumbs on 15th October 2006 16:32 (UTC)
Man, they look yum! And seems easy enough too!
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 16th October 2006 01:21 (UTC)
yea it was simple...how was your trip!! :) welcome back!
(Anonymous) on 17th October 2006 01:29 (UTC)
Hi Vanessa! Thanks for dropping by my fotopages the other day. That portuguese tart I made was actually my first try. I still need to work on the crust though. I will try out your version soon because I can see just how nicely puffed and browned yours are. Btw, how did you get the filling to look like that? I've read some other posts saying that after baking it for 10 minutes, they pour a little bit of sugar syrup on top of the tarts. Is that what you did?

Anyways, great looking portuegese egg tarts you have there.Well done! ;)

-Zakiah-
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 17th October 2006 04:47 (UTC)
hi Zakiah, your portuguese egg tart looked great. hmmm....i did it the healthier way, i didnt add the sugar after ten minutes (which would work, and it would be tasty) but i just used my blowtorch to brown it. So no sugar needed to be sprinkled. of course sprinkling the sugar would have made it better :)
(Anonymous) on 1st November 2006 14:43 (UTC)
hi very tempting!!!! got the basics stuffs but not the whipping cream and the ready made puff pastry. any recipe for the puff pastry that you used? thank you very much!!
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 1st November 2006 14:47 (UTC)
erm use the ready made puff pastry, i am still not completely happy with my puff pastry recipe :)

try it, it was good fun.
sh1nig4mi[info]sh1nig4mi on 26th January 2007 10:18 (UTC)
im comenting on an ancient post...-_-''' haha but i attempted to make the egg tarts today!!! it was really exciting except that i stirred the custard for an hour coz i was so scared that it wud curdle...but it turned out fine! i got kinda worried in the end and i tweaked the temperature a bit and then it had lil specks so i panicked and immediately dumped it into a cold water bath! and stirred like mad!!! haha but it was an alright consistency in the end! =) thanks for sharing the recipe! being stuck here in nz is sad...especially in dunedin where egg tarts are only available at a high price on weekends during dimsum times -_-''' i would put the pictures up but i dono how... =( i sound real sad...haha but it got kinda poofy tho...likeit puffed up! i wonder why...=) im cooking your lor bak tomoro! hee hee!
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 26th January 2007 10:36 (UTC)
Hey! Thanks for taking the time to actually comment and such a detailed one as well!!

I am glad it went well for you...probably went poofy cos you stired it a fair bit so it got airy...which is great!

Well done!!
(Anonymous) on 13th May 2008 10:20 (UTC)
puff pastry?
Hii..
wanted to ask u how to make the puff pastry?
vanessafrida[info]vanessafrida on 13th May 2008 10:38 (UTC)
Re: puff pastry?
Hi, i dont make my own puff pastry...it takes too long...i purchase the store bought ones to make this :) hmmm...come to think of it, i havent made this in a while