Name: Best Custard Tart recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 125 min
Total time: 170 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup plain flour; 1/4 cup custard powder; 125g butter, chilled, chopped; 1 1/2 tbs caster sugar; 1 egg yolks; 2 tbs water; 2 egg; 2 egg yolks; 75 g caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 500 ml cream; 1 nutmeg grated

by Lanalee Last updated on 07/21/2021

We love this recipe and I make it often - try to stop at one piece. - Lanalee

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup custard powder
125g butter, chilled, chopped
1 1/2 tbs caster sugar
1 egg yolks
2 tbs water

Custard

2 egg
2 egg yolks
75 g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
500 ml cream
1 nutmeg grated

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 190C.
Step 2

Sift the flour and custard powder into a bowl.
Step 3

Rub in butter with fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Step 4

Stir in sugar.
Step 5

Mix in yolk and water with a knife to form a soft dough.
Step 6

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 7

Lightly grease a 20 cm pie plate.
Step 8

Roll out pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper and line the pie plate. Trim the edge.
Step 9

Line with crumpled baking paper, fill with beans or baking beads and bake for 10 minutes.
Step 10

Remove paper and beads and bake another 5 minutes until the base is dry. Remove from oven and cool.
Step 11

Reduce oven temperature to 160C.
Step 12

Custard: Whisk the eggs, yolks, vanilla and sugar in a bowl. Add the cream and combine.
Step 13

Pour into cooled pastry case and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Step 14

Bake 50-55 minutes until set but not too firm.