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Custard Tart

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Custard Tart

A classic British baked custard tart with a blind-baked pastry case, silky egg and cream filling, and a generous grating of fresh nutmeg on top.

Total time
80 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
60 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
British
vegetarian

Ingredients

1 sheetsweet shortcrust pastry
5egg yolks
100gcaster sugar
1 tspvanilla extract
300mldouble cream
200mlwhole milk
fresh nutmeggenerous grating

Instructions

1

Blind bake pastry at 180 degrees C 15 minutes.

2

Whisk yolks, sugar and vanilla.

3

Heat cream and milk until steaming. Pour over egg mixture. Strain.

4

Pour into pastry case.

5

Bake at 130 degrees C 40-45 minutes. Cool. Grate nutmeg over.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
536
Protein
6.4g
Fat
43.3g
Carbs
30.3g
Fiber
0g
Sodium
52mg

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