French pastries

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
175 grams Plain flour; (6oz)
85 grams Butter; chilled (3oz)
25 grams Caster sugar; (1oz)
1 Egg yolk
2 tablespoons Water
1 Pinches salt
300 millilitres Milk; (10 1/2fl oz)
Vanilla pod
2 Egg yolks
50 grams Caster sugar; (2oz)
25 grams Flour; (1oz)
For apple tart; sliced apples,
; lemon and sugar
For raspberry tart; fresh raspberries
For strawberry tart; fresh strawberries
Apricot jam
Icing sugar; to decorate
Fresh mint; to decorate

Directions

FOR THE PASTRY

FOR THE FILLING

TO SERVE

Pre-heat the oven to 180øC/350øF/gas mark 4 To make the tart, sieve the flour and salt into a bowl. Crumble in the butter, mix in the sugar, egg yolk and water. Mix into a ball and chill for about 30 mionutes. Roll out thinly and use to line some flan rings. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes until brown.

For the filling, boil the vanilla and milk together. Mix the eggs and sugar together and then mix in the flour. Pour half the milk into the egg mixture, then pour that back into the milk pan with the rest of the milk.

Cook for about 1 minute. Fill each tart with the hot or cold custard, garnish with the fruit of your choice.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1069 Calories (kcal); 95g Total Fat; (79% calories from fat); 22g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 866mg Cholesterol; 1010mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 1½ Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 18 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

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