Portuguese Egg Tarts

Name: Portuguese Egg Tarts
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 30 g shortening; 30 g pastry margarine; 60 g hong kong flour; 60 g plain flour; 12 g eggs; 5 g shortening; 1/2 teaspoon caster sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons water; 1 drop yellow food coloring; 5 egg yolks; 90 g caster sugar; 75 g evaporated milk; 175 g dairy whipping cream; 250 ml uht milk (full cream milk)

Submitted by hkjenn

"Not the chinese egg tarts! It's another variation. The tops are suppose to be burnt. I got it from Leelee in jo's deli bakery site."

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photo by Ashley Cuoco

Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 20

ingredients

Ingredients for oil dough
30 g shortening
30 g pastry margarine
60 g hong kong flour
Ingredients for dough
60 g plain flour
12 g eggs
5 g shortening
¹⁄₂ teaspoon caster sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons water
1 drop yellow food coloring
Ingredients for Egg Filling
5 egg yolks
90 g caster sugar
75 g evaporated milk
175 g dairy whipping cream
250 ml uht milk (full cream milk)

directions

Mix well the egg and sugar.
Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Leave aside for later use.
Method for Oil Dough: Put all ingredients together to make into a dough.
Keep in the fridge for abt 15 minutes Method for Dough: Put all ingredients into mixing bowl and mix to a dough.
Method for assembling: Roll the dough to 1 cm thick and fold in the oil dough.
Roll it to 2 single and 2 double fold.
Keep in the fridge for 30 minutes Roll the dough to 1/2 cm thick and cut the size required.
Put in the mould and pour in the egg filling and bake at 180C for 15 minutes Notes: The egg fillings is enough for 2 recipe of the dough.
So if you are doing 1 whole recipe of the egg filling, then double the dough recipe.

Questions & Replies

English please!

Deborah G.
How much is 12 grams of eggs? Never measured eggs in grams. Do I scramble them 1st?

fryeed

Reviews

I have not made these but can tell you this is not a traditional recipe for portuguese egg tarts. They do not call for any egg, shortening or food coloring! in the dough. And the silky custard is made with milk eggs and a simple sugar reduction. This recipe is confusing and will not yield the amazing result of what a true portuguese tart tastes like. These may taste fine in the end but trust me they will not be the same. If you are looking for a true portuguese tart recipe keep looking.

Sherri C.
Hi hkjenn: well by the looks of this receipe it's definatly not "portuguese eggtarts ", but rather "pasteis de natas". I live here in portugal and have these often. Their absalutly delicious.

Mia 3
Hi hkjenn - In Portuguese they are called - Pasteis de Nata - I have my mother -in laws recipe for this! I also have a portugese cookbook with this recipe in it.

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