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4 Ingredient Flaky Egg Tarts
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4 Ingredient Portuguese-style Flaky Egg Tarts

Quick way to make puff pastry tarts filled with burnt egg custard
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Defrost30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Chinese, Portuguese
Servings: 12 tarts
Author: LaabiCook.com
Cost: SGD 4

Ingredients

  • 4 pcs Frozen prata
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 can Wang Zai milk
  • 40 g Sugar

Additional Filling (Optional)

  • Chocolate
  • Blueberries

Instructions

Dough

  • Cut 2 pcs of frozen prata in half, then stack the pratas alternately; whole, then cut prata with straight sides facing out, whole and cut prata with straight sides facing out again. Cover with plastic to prevent water condensation while the prata dough defrosts.
  • Preheat oven at 220°C
  • After prata dough has fully defrosted, roll it into a log. Slice into 12 equal pieces, place sliced side down, shape it slightly into a circle.
  • Flatten a sliced dough with palm, press dough in tart case and keep spreading it until it's slightly over the edge of the case. Repeat process for the rest of the dough. Place ready egg tart shells on baking tray.

Egg Filling

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs, milk and sugar together.
  • Sieve egg mixture.

Assemble

  • Place additional fillings in egg tarts shell if you like and pour egg filling until 80% full.
  • Bake at 220°C for 20 to 30 mins.

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Notes

  1. If you do not have tart cases, just oil muffin trays before use if not it will be difficult to remove.
  2. Dough must be slightly over the edge of the case as it will shrink during the baking process.
  3. Substitute Wang Zai milk with whole milk if you don't have it.