Spanish · Dessert
Spanish Custard Tartlets (Lightened)
A lightened take on the Spanish custard tart, pairing a thin shortcrust shell with a lemon-and-vanilla-scented custard made on skim milk instead of cream, keeping the classic wobble and cinnamon-dusted top at a fraction of the usual calories.
$1
25 minsPrep
28 minsCook
103 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
234Calories
7.5gProtein
8.3gFat
31.6gCarbs
11.1gSugar
0.9gFiber
287mgSodium
137mgChol
4.1gSat Fat
147mgPotassium
94mgCalcium
1.6mgIron
0.6mcgVitamin B12
1.4mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.3gAlcohol
Goes well with
Café con Leche
local
Moscatel de Valencia
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Rub cold cubed butter into the sifted flour and salt until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then bind with the iced water into a smooth dough.
2
Wrap the dough and rest it in the fridge for 20 minutes, then roll thinly and line the two 8cm tart tins, trimming the edges neatly.
3
Chill the lined tins for 10 minutes, then prick the bases with a fork and blind bake at 200°C for 10 minutes until pale gold.
4
Whisk the egg, egg yolk and sugar together in a bowl until just combined, then whisk in the cornstarch until smooth.
5
Warm the skim milk with the lemon zest and vanilla extract until just below a simmer, then slowly pour over the egg mixture, whisking constantly.
6
Strain the custard through a sieve back into the pan and cook gently over low heat, stirring, until it thickens slightly to a pourable custard.
7
Pour the custard into the baked tart shells and dust the tops with ground cinnamon.
8
Bake at 180°C for 15-18 minutes until the custard is just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
9
Cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 20 minutes before serving.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.6 oz45g sifted all purpose flour
- 0.4 oz12g cold, cubed butter
- 0.4 oz10g iced water
- 0 oz1g salt
- 3.9 oz110g warmed skim milk
- 7/87/8 eggs, beaten (40g)
- 1/21/2 egg yolks, beaten (9g)
- 0.6 oz16g sugar white
- 0.2 oz6g cornstarch
- 0.1 oz3g zested lemon
- 0 oz1g cinnamon ground
- 0.1 oz2g vanilla extract
