Ingredients

  • Ingredients for Pasty
  • 150 g flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons icing sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 100 g butter
  • Ingredients for custard
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon condensed milk
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 100 ml evaporated milk
  • 200 ml water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method

  • Method for pastry:.
  • Sift flour, salt, icing sugar & corn flour together.
  • Rub butter lightly into sifted flour till mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Add egg yolk to form a dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Roll dough out thinly and cut to line greased patty tins.
  • Prick pastry with a fork and brush with egg white.
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 20 minutes or till golden brown.
  • Method for Custard:.
  • Beat eggs, condensed milk and salt lightly in a bowl.
  • Heat evaporated milk with water and sugar. Set aside to cool.
  • Pour gradually into the egg mix.
  • Add vanilla essence and strain.
  • Slowly spoon egg mixture into patty tins.