Portuguese Custard tarts

[Halex]

I have made them twice, there is only 3 of s, all gone both times as fast as lightning, these & my lemon tarts

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[judydawn]

He said he thought the dog had eaten it.  We don't have a dog.

Can't pull the wool over your eyes Chookie 

[courton]

Chookie, if I make them the day before do you think it will be nice warmed in the oven the next morning when I have friends over for Morning tea? Also, how are they frozen and then served thawed?7

[achookwoman]

Coiurton,  i think they would be fine warmed the next day,  although they are nice cool.  Don't think they would be good frozen,  Think the custard might go funny.  Maybe some one has tried this

[Halex]

Gotta  be joking cookie, they dont even last the afternoon, let alone the next day

H

[Wonder]

I'm making these at the moment and the custard is quite thin, is that correct? It's been in the fridge for about an hour and has thickened up a little more but I was expecting a very thick custard. Should I re cook it with more cornflour or another egg yolk?

[frazzled_mom]

Mine came out quite thick from tmx, and became thicker as it get cooled. The consistency was if you spoon it and drop it back, it came down as one dollop, and not running down. If that makes any sense... 

Hope urs turn out ok, wonder.
It was only my first time. So i am also not that experienced to offer any trouble shooting advice

[achookwoman]

Mine was a it runny, but set up more in oven.

[Wonder]

Well the custard did set a little more in the oven but still a little runny. I also ended up with too much custard so just filled the tarts a little more and so they spilled over and made a bit of a mess. The pasty is a great way to get more pastry from one sheet but quite timing consuming I found. DH and I also found the custard too sweet so I might not add as much sugar next time. DD and her boyfriend loved them and DS wasn't a fan - I can just never tell with my kids, custard is DS favourite food but he said he didn't like the pastry and that was after he had eaten 14 mini quiches using the same pastry

[achookwoman]

Wonder,  can't please every one all of the time.

[Wonder]

In this house it's a rare occassion that we can please everyone, and their likes and dislikes seem to change on a weekly basis. I don't give alternatives though so if you don't like it you can get a bowl of ice cream if it's dessert or a toasted sandwich if it's dinner and they have to make it themselves. DD will have toasted cheese sandwich tonight because she doesn't like risotto.

[chrissa]

Made these this morning.

[achookwoman]

Chrissa,  these look great.

[chrissa]

Thanks   They were delicious

[EmeraldSue]

I had to make these again as they are sooooo delicious. Thanks again for the recipe. I'm taking 9 with me tonight. My family has insisted that I leave them one each