Cheat’s Egg Tarts

Dan Tat

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    20

    tarts
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Hong Kong Diner: Recipes for Baos, Hotpots, Street Snacks and more

By Jeremy Pang

Published 2017

  • About

In professional bakeries, the cake ovens tend to be bottom-heating, which allows the base of the pastry to crisp up while controlling any caramelization on the top of the tarts. Therefore, baking egg tarts at home isn’t going to yield the same results when it comes to their perfect butter-yellow uniform crust. However, by embracing a rustic ‘I made these at home’ look to your egg tarts, you will be rewarded by the contrast of textures between the melt-in-the-mouth creamy filling and the fla