Roll out the dough to about 5mm thickness. If the dough appears dry, add a little more beaten egg. Next, add in the all-purpose flour and combine until it comes together.
#CHINESE EGG TART HOW TO#
How to make itįirst, make the pastry dough for the tart shells:Ĭombine softened butter with icing sugar in a bowl.Īdd in a little beaten egg and vanilla extract. Note: you can substitute the hot water + milk powder for whole milk.
vanilla extract: again, adds some flavour to the custard.granulated sugar: adds sweetness to the egg custard.hot water: it's important that the water is hot, so that it can dissolve the sugar and milk powder without any lumps.dry milk powder: adds additional milk flavour.a little bit of egg: helps bind the pastry dough together.vanilla extract: adds a little flavour to the pastry dough you can omit if you like.icing sugar: also known as powdered sugar adds a little sweetness to the pastry you can use half the amount of granulated sugar instead.butter: use an unsalted butter for this pastry slightly softened at room temperature so it combines with the rest of the ingredients.all-purpose flour: regular all-purpose flour will work perfectly fine.You can make it with milk powder or with whole milk. It yields a smooth and silky custard that is lightly sweetened. This egg tart recipe is the Cantonese/Hong Kong style which features a short crust pastry for the tart shell.
Portuguese egg tarts are based off the pastel del nata and feature a torched/bruleed surface. There are two common variations of Chinese egg tarts:Ĭantonese-style egg tarts are made with a butter/lard short crust pastry or puff pastry. The tarts are lightly sweet with a predominantly eggy taste. They are a baked Chinese pastry tart filled with a silky, smooth egg custard.Ĭantonese Egg Tarts are commonly found in dim sum restaurants as well as Chinese bakeries. They hold a special place in my heart - it was one of the foods that my now-hubby brought for our first date, which was a picnic in the park during spring time. One of my favourite Chinese bakery treats is Chinese Egg Tarts. Bite into the flaky, crisp shell to reveal a sweet and delicately smooth egg custard filling. These Homemade Chinese Egg Tarts contain a lightly sweetened baked egg custard baked in a pastry shell.
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