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Gluten Free Egg Custard Tarts

For this recipe I decided to try out the Silly Yak Gluten Free Pastry. You could make your own pastry, or use a different brand of Gluten Free Ready Made Pastry if you like :)

Ingredients

  • 1 Pack of Silly Yak Gluten Free Pastry
  • 7 Egg Yolks
  • 700 ml Full Fat Milk
  • 90 g of Caster Sugar you could reduce this a little if you want to
  • Whole Nutmegs for grating on top
  • Extra Gluten Free Flour for rolling out your pastry

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 190C.
  • Lightly grease some individual muffin/cake tins.
  • Roll out your pastry on a lightly (gluten free) floured surface so that you can cut out around 12 discs. My cutter was 11cm across, a slightly smaller one wouldn't matter but 11cm was ideal.
  • Gently fit each of the discs into the moulds, make sure the pastry overlaps the top of the moulds a little.
  • To make the egg custard filling beat together 7 egg yolks with the caster sugar until its creamy and slightly paler in colour.
  • Warm the milk in a saucepan gently, but don't let it boil.
  • Pour the warm milk over the egg & sugar mix and stir thoroughly. There will likely be lots of bubbles on top.
  • Place the mixture into a jug so it is easier to pour.
  • Pour the custard into each of the pastry cases, you can fill them almost to the top if you like!
  • Grate nutmeg over the top of each tart.
  • You might also like to glaze the pastry with a little egg yolk to make it golden!
  • Carefully place the tarts in the oven for about 25 minutes. Make sure you don't overcook them, they will cook in their tins a little more once they are taken out!
  • Leave the egg custard tarts to cool for about 30 minutes before removing them from the tin. (Very gently ease them out!)
  • Enjoy! I guarantee they will taste amazing :)

Notes

A gluten free egg custard tart can easily be made dairy free too by either creating your own pastry without dairy... or by using a vegan & gluten free ready made pastry. I can recommend Voakes Free From who make Gluten Free & Vegan Pastry.
For the filling you will just need to use a high fat dairy free alternative to cows milk.