Custard tartlets Recipe

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Custard tartlets

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Ingredients:

		PASTRY
1	cup	Flour
4	tbsp	Butter, cut into small
		- pieces
2	tbsp	Sugar
2	tbsp	Whipping cream
1/2	tsp	Salt
3	cup	Dried beans, for weighting
		- down pastry shell
		FILLING
1/2	cup	Water
4	tbsp	Sugar
3		Eggs, beaten

Procedures:

1	Mix all the pastry ingredients together in a bowl or food processor until well mixed.
2	Roll the pastry into a ball, wrap it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
3	Preheat the oven to 375°F.
4	Roll out the pastry to about 1/8-inch thick and press into 6 small 3-inch tartlet molds.
5	Place a sheet of foil over the sides and surface of the pastry and pour enough dried beans on the foil to weight it down.
6	Bake for about 10-to-12 minutes or until the dough is lightly browned.
7	In a saucepan, boil together the water and sugar for 5 minutes to make a light syrup.
8	Let the syrup cool thoroughly and combine it with the eggs.
9	Pour an equal amount of custard into each pastry shell.
10	Reduce the oven heat to 325f and bake for 15 minutes or until the custard just sets.
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