Egg Custard Tart Recipe

You will need.....       6 oz. short crust pastry

                               egg white for brushing

                               1 oz. powdered milk

                               2 eggs

                               1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Preparation Time      1/2 oz. sugar

15 minutes                1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

                             

Cooking Time          

50 minutes                

 

Oven setting            

425ºF; Gas Mark 7

325ºF; Gas Mark 3

                                                         

Roll out pastry to fit a 7-inch flan tin. Line the tin and brush base with a little egg white. Prick base and bake in hot oven for 10m minutes.

 

Make the powdered milk up to 1/2 pint with water. Add eggs, vanilla essence and sugar. Beat well until smooth. Pour into prepared pastry case and sprinkle with nutmeg.

 

Bake in centre of very moderate oven for 40 minutes or until firm. Cool, remove ring and serve flan very cold. Serves 4.

 

Quick Tip

 

This mixture can be used for a variety of other sweets, crèmes for instance. Pour the mixture into greased cups and stand these in a tin of water. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes.

 

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