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Custard Tart

Recipe submitted by jackicam

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A rich, creamy decadent egg custard pie

Serves 1 to 8

Ingredients

Pastry:
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1/4 cup custard powder
125g chilled butter- chopped
1 1/2 t caster sugar
1 egg yolk
1-2 t water
Custard:
5 eggs
2 egg yolks
75g caster sugar
1 t vanilla extract
500ml cream
Grated nutmeg

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Method

Pastry:
Preheat oven 190 C
Sift the flour and custard powder into a bowl.
Rub in the butter with your fingertips til it looks like breadcrumbs
Stir in the sugar
Miix in the yolk and the water with a knife to form a soft dough
Wrap in plastic and chill 30 mins
Lightly grease a 20cm pie plate
Roll out the pastry between 2 sheets of baking paperand line the pie plate.
Trim the edge and decorate the edge- using the thumb and forefinger of your left hand to do the outside and your right thumb on the inside to create the fluted edge I've got
Line with crumpled baking paper, fill with beans or baking beads and bake for 10 mins.
Remove paper and beads and bake another 5 mins til the base is dry. Remove from oven and cool.
Reduce oven temp to 160 C
Custard:
Whisk the eggs, yolks, vanilla and sugar in a bowl. Add the cream and combine.
Pour into cooled pastry case and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Bake 35 - 40 mins til it's set but not too firm.

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Notes & Tips

I always put the pie plate onto a baking sheet or tray so it's easier to put in and take out of the oven. If you've got bits of pastry left over (I always make sure I do) bake them with the tart - they're yummy with jam

Recipe Rating

Preparation Time: 50M

Cooking Time: 55M

What do you think?

bec July 2010

too eggy :(

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Honeypot January 2010

This has my husbands name all over it, I've been given instructions to make him one, custard tarts are his favourite!

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kate August 2009

the tart was OK. I followed the recipe, thanks i guess...no one really said they liked it, many thanks but it's a "never again" for me.

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- jackicam September 2009
  
  Never mind Kate, custard tarts aren't everyone's thing.
  
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RG98 April 2009

Oh i have to try this. Love a good custard tart. I know they say u can't judge a book by its cover, but i think with custard tarts you can judge it by the way it looks. I find there are 2 different types of looks for custard tarts, and this looks like it's not going to be too runny or dry. Will get back to you on this.

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herbsandspices March 2009

This custard tart is so easy to make and tastes delicious. It turned out perfect and was loved by everyone who tasted it. Jackie thanks for sharing this recipe, I know I will be making it often.

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ND14 March 2009

I tried your recipe and your custard tart is super delicious. Thank you very much. I love your cooking style too.

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Gingersnaps February 2009

I consider myself to be a connoisseur of custard tarts. Everytime i go to a new bakery, i MUST try their custard tart. I remember as a kid, tasting what i considered to be the perfect custard tart. I have never been able to find it again. The bakery has since closed, but upon trying your recipe, I think i have now found THE PERFECT custard tart again. Many thanks from this custard tart lover.

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