Egg Tart (Very Flaky Puff Pastry!)

In this video I will show you how to make Hong Kong style egg tarts. Usually these are found in dim sum restaurants or Chinese bakeries. It has a flakey, buttery, puff pastry crust and a slightly sweet egg custard filling.

~~RECIPE~~

DOUGH:
*Butter dough:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 stick (which also equals 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp) cold, unsalted butter
*Water dough:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 egg yolks (save the egg whites for the filling!)
- 1/4 cup cold water

FILLING:
*Simple syrup:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
*Egg custard:
- 3 large eggs + reserved egg whites from earlier
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract

OTHER INFORMATION:
*Puff pastry method: 3x4x4
*Oven temperature: 400°F for approx. 25-30 min (time will vary--cook until crust is light golden brown!)
*This recipe yields approx. 12-14 tarts
*Store the egg tarts in the refrigerator & best to eat while HOT! re-heat at 400°F for 5-7 minutes!
*Tart mold and cookie cutter is 3" diameter
*Individual tart molds were purchased at Bed Bath & Beyond for 0.79 each!
I originally learned this recipe from http://tinyurl.com/o7g4dck. But with my own tweaks and changes, I formulated this new recipe. Hope you enjoy!

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