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Baked Egg Custard Tart
Timeless baked dessert featuring a crisp golden pastry crust filled with silky egg custard and freshly grated nutmeg.
Prep
25 min
Cook
35 min
Total
60 min
Ingredients
8servings
- Flour for crust180 g
- Cold butter, cubed90 g
- Cold water35 ml
- Warm whole milk400 ml
- Eggs3 piece
- Extra egg yolk1 piece
- Sugar60 g
- Pure vanilla extract1 tsp
- Freshly grated nutmeg1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Make pastry crust with flour, cold butter, and water; line tart pan, prick base, and blind bake at 180°C for 12 minutes.
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2
Lower oven temperature to 165°C.
3
Gently whisk eggs, yolk, sugar, and vanilla until combined without frothing; slowly pour in warm milk.
4
Strain custard mixture through a fine sieve directly into the pre-baked tart shell.
5
Grate fresh nutmeg lavishly over surface and bake at 165°C for 30-35 minutes until just set.
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: USDA Extension Service - Custard Tarts and Pies (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Legal status: Public Domain - Works of the United States Government (17 U.S.C. § 105) / CC0 1.0 Universal • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
