Custard tarts

Babiche Martens

These custard tarts are always a hit especially with fresh fruit added. Passionfruit is currently gracing the store shelves, so a spoonful on top is especially delicious. If you don’t add fruit, custard alone is just as delightful. Whip them out of the cupboard, dust with icing sugar and your guests will be a happy crowd.

Ingredients

200 g	Sweet pastry sheet (Main)
2 Tbsp	Cornflour
¾ cup	Milk
¾ cup	Caster sugar
¼ tsp	Cinnamon
¼ tsp	Vanilla
1	Egg
2	Egg yolks
1 cup	Milk
1	Peach, or plum, stone removed, sliced to top tarts (optional) (Main)
1 drizzle	Passionfruit pulp, per tart, optional to serve (Main)

Directions

1. Roll the pastry on a lightly floured board to 3mm thick. Cut and line a 12-hole muffin tin with the pastry rounds. Place into the fridge until needed.
2. To make the custard: in a medium-size pot whisk together the cornflour, first measure of milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, whole egg and yolks.
3. Pour in the remaining milk. Bring to a simmer, stirring continuously until the custard coats the back of a spoon. Pour into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold. Overnight is fine.
4. Preheat an oven to 180C.
5. Pour the custard into the pastry cases, filling almost to the top or half fill and top with a cut piece of fresh fruit, if liked.
6. Bake for 25 minutes until just set. Cool before serving.
7. Spoon over a little fresh passionfruit if wished, to serve.

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