Preheat the oven to 450 degrees f 230 degrees c. Hong kong egg tarts. A baked egg custard tart is so quick and easy to make and is delicious eaten slightly warm with a delicately wobbly center or left to go cold when the tart is more firm. When i traveled on a bus one day during my holidays in hong kong i saw road show that was a tv program showing former hong kong governor chris patten also liked eating egg tarts. One of the tricks i learnt from chiew mei was to use the tart cases to flatten the dough first before putting it into the tart case to shape it.
Egg tart was introduced to hong kong as a kind of dim sum snack during the 1940s. Normally you can buy both hong kong and portuguese egg tarts at chinese bakeries. Chiew mei is quite an expert in making egg tarts so we got it ready within an hour or so. Here s the full printable hong kong egg tarts recipe. Combine the white sugar and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
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Go on have another. Using annielicious s recipe we made a buttery pastry base instead of the flaky kind. Hong kong egg tarts are derived from the portuguese pastel de nata from the times when the portuguese arrived at macau at the turn of the twentieth century. Pour the custard filling into the shells until it is about 80 full. Hong kong style egg tarts are probably my favorite pastry.
Cook until the sugar is dissolved remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Cool down for several minutes and then take the egg tarts out of the pan. 4 93 from 38 votes. Cook until the sugar is dissolved remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Go on have another.
4 93 from 38 votes. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the surface becomes golden brown and a toothpick can stand in the egg tart. Egg tart was introduced to hong kong as a kind of dim sum snack during the 1940s. Baked egg custard tart is an all time classic british tart which handsomely works as either a tea time treat or a pudding and for many brings back many childhood memories. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees f 230 degrees c.
