Portuguese Custard tarts

[achookwoman]

Hally,  next time you better make double.

[judydawn]

I knew they wouldn't last long in your place Hally, well done.

[Halex]

Yes all gone in one day

I find if I leave them out on a cooling rack they walk off the rack.

Out of Anzac cookies already, they didnt even make it to anzac day!! Better make more.

Yes chookie double next time

H

[dede]

Yes I must make some Anzacs. Might do some tonight so the kids can take some to school tomorrow

[dede]

Well here's my attempt at these tarts. I don't have a grill function in my oven so didn't do the grill part. They are pretty easy to make too. Now to wait for them to cool down to try them.
I think I over filled them a bit as they bubbled up over the top. Oh well should still taste fine.

[achookwoman]

Dede, without the grill function it would be a bit difficult to get the brown spots on the custard,  so I think you have done pretty well.  Bit of a scrape at the black bits should make them OK.  Well done.

[dede]

Thanks Chookie, they burnt a Little where they over flowed, but doesn't tast burnt at all. Very yummy. DH gave them the thumbs up

[achookwoman]

Good Dede,  nothing like keeping on the good side of DH.

[courton]

Thank you for a delicious recipe Chookie. Only one query...I had nearly a cup of custard left over after placing 2 tablespoons in each tart. should it have set more? My tarts also took much longer than 5 mins to get brown spots. Did you have the grill on fan grill?

[dede]

I should of had some left over as well, but I over filled my tarts and they over flowed a bit . Oops. I should of just ate the left overs

[dede]

I do have a grill function in my Convection Microwave. Maybe I should of tried that (but I have never used this function as yet)
Maybe next time I will try it that way

[achookwoman]

Courton, I used the grill function,  but all ovens are different.  I have a double oven and they differ.

Dede and Courton,  I filled the cases to nearly full.  The first lot I made I used a tablespoon,  and the second lot i just poured it in.  The first lot worked out exactly,  with none over.   the second lot , I had 2 cases over with nothing in and no custard over.    I think I would put 2 tablespoons full in and any over put a bit more in each case until it is used up,  but not over full. Hope this makes sense.

[courton]

Thanks Chookie! I also cooked your no fuss rolls for the first time tonight and everybody loved it.

[courton]

Chookie, one last query, what type of cream did you use. I noticed that bill granger uses "heavy" cream whereas I just used ordinary unwhipped and unthickened cream...could that have made the difference?

[achookwoman]

Courton,  I don't think the type of cream will make this much difference,  but may be the size of the muffin tins would.  My tin is 8 cm in diameter at the top .