Chinese · Dessert
High-Protein Egg Custard Pie
A protein-boosted take on the Cantonese egg custard tart, reworked as individual pies with a crisp shortcrust shell cradling a silky, lightly sweetened custard thickened with whole egg, egg whites and whey protein isolate instead of extra yolks and cream.
$1
25 minsPrep
30 minsCook
145 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
292Calories
22.3gProtein
10.1gFat
26.6gCarbs
11.1gSugar
0.5gFiber
416mgSodium
201mgChol
4.6gSat Fat
227mgPotassium
132mgCalcium
1.9mgIron
0.8mcgVitamin B12
0.5mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.5gAlcohol
Goes well with
Muscadet
local
Oolong Tea
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Rub the cold butter cubes into the flour and a pinch of the salt until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then bind with the iced water into a firm dough.
2
Rest the dough wrapped in the fridge for 20 minutes, then roll thin and line two 8cm/3 inch tart tins, trimming the edges and chilling again for 10 minutes.
3
Blind-bake the shells at 190°C/375°F for 10 minutes until pale gold and just set, then cool slightly.
4
Whisk the whole egg and egg whites together, then whisk in the whey protein isolate until fully dissolved with no lumps.
5
Warm the skim milk until just steaming, then whisk in the sugar and vanilla extract until dissolved.
6
Slowly stream the warm milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly to temper without scrambling, then strain through a sieve for a silky custard.
7
Divide the custard between the two baked shells and bake at 160°C/320°F for 18-20 minutes until the centre has a gentle wobble but is no longer liquid.
8
Cool the pies to room temperature on a rack, then chill for at least 1 hour before slicing to allow the custard to fully set.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.4 oz40g all purpose flour
- 0.4 oz12g cold, cubed butter
- 0.4 oz10g iced water
- 2 1/82 1/8 eggs, beaten (100g)
- 2 1/82 1/8 egg whites (66g)
- 0.7 oz20g unflavoured, whisked into custard whey protein isolate
- 3.2 oz90g warmed skim milk
- 0.6 oz16g sugar white
- 0.1 oz3g vanilla extract
- 0 oz1g salt
