Sunday, August 12, 2007

Tart perfection ...


been pretty occupied with work for the last few days ... well i should say i'm kinda back " on track " now ever since my less productive days .. which mean for the next few months i,m gonna be dammmmmnnnn busy with work .. and talking about busy .. it will be like practically working every min , every hour and everyday ... on and on ( cant even have proper meals on time !! ) gosh .... well sadly to say the possibility of having the best of both world is almost zero .. hence i will treasure whatever it comes but when we gain something we will lose something as well ! NOTHING IS PERFECT ! but still... i hope i can juggle well ... at least spend some quality time with my family and someone i love .. =p and maybe at the end of the year i will be dammn loaded with lotsa shopping sprees! !! or longing to have a long vacation as a reward ? =P of cuz not to mention , no matter how busy i am i will still not leave out my fav baking sessions !!

before i get really busy ...
featuring here today a new creation i did up few days ago

before it gets " stale " haha ..

here we go ...
INGREDIENTS

all purpose flour
caster sugar
eggs
vanilla extracts
milk
custard powder
butter
grapes



To make tart .. firstly , sift flour into a bowl with caster sugar and vanilla extract while beat the eggs with butter in another bowl and mix both ingredients together ..
Once you've made your dough, flatten it into a disk and chill the disk in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes. This step helps the dough to roll out better and keeps it from springing back and more crispy ..

next ... Center the dough in the tart pan, if necessary, trim the excess dough, then pinch the edges of the dough flat with the edge of the tart pan.

as i will be baking this as unfilled crust, use a fork to puncture the doughs in all areas, so it doesn't puff up while cooking.

lightly grease the tart pan before placing the dough ..



preheat the oven to 180 degree to 200 degree and bake for 20 - 25 mins

once baked , leave it to cool for about 10 mins

To make custard filling ,

put 2 teaspoon of custard powder into a bowl with 1 - 2 teaspoon of sugar .. mix smoothly with milk and pour the remaining amount of milk in the pot to bowl in low heat , lastly pour the mix custard into the pot and stir until paste form .



lastly , put the custard filling onto the tart , follow by the grapes on top and sprinkle some icing sugar before serving ...

savory
combination

.... CUSTARD TART WITH GRAPES



gonna be busy for the next few months , hopefully still have the time to bake whenever i can =D

lets keep our finger crxxxx!! =p

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

oooooh..what a sexaye tart,lking yummilicious.....

can i request for a strawberry chocolate one as well?pretty pls?

Anonymous said...

welcum back!
post some topless pics of yourself Miucan! hehehe

brandeelovin said...

so thats what you were doing up so late last night
i should have guess lasy night and not the night before... damn..

Anonymous said...

hey duncan....i cant seems to find any tarts tt come with a combination of grapes & its amazing u always come up with a new creation of ur own which really impress people around u...keep it up...=)

Anonymous said...

yes , i really agree with hui ying lor , he always come up with special creation of his own way and that's the reason why his blog is worth checking out ! ;P

jia you! duncan !

Air said...

wooohooo!
Handsome Chef duncan's back...
u had to keep us waiting for so long? i tot my browser hung on me or something whenever i check on ur blog...*tsk tsk*
But anyway..Ur custard tart looks freaking delicious la.....i love custard tarts..and with grapes seems really nice...normally it's like just strawberries or kiwis rite?
Thanks Duncan...for such a posting such lovely creations of urs once again...and once again..when will i get to learn from u?! ahha...
btw..my tagboard seems to miss ur visits...haha! =)

Popthemusicdrug said...

this is specially for me right. i love custard lei!!

ppl in love makes the sweetest tarts no? :P

Anonymous said...

AWWWW. see i am hungry again when i step in here. (: did u look at some random recipe book or u bake with ur "own knowledge"?

Anonymous said...

When i saw the last picture, I was like WOW. Its damn beautiful.

Anonymous said...

the custard look yummy ! you even made it yourself !

cool !

Anonymous said...

i love custard!! omg..im hungry alrdy. order pls!! i want 10tarts to my working place now. txs

Anonymous said...

Hahaa i love tart!!!!But I want
to request for a chicken mango
tart and a pepper chicken tart,OK?

Anonymous said...

you are absolutely brilliant. pure talent -- baking & photography. you are a package deal. i hope you make full use of those gifts.

every single of these pastries look breath-taking
this is sooo inspiring

Unbelieveable!

Anonymous said...

it looks simple but i don't even dare to touch kitchen equipments, as im not good in cooking or i can say i dont noe how to cook. ha

duncan said...

russ -ok i will do up a strawberry with choc one real soon ! ur fav i knoe !

ding dang - y u so scary one !! EEKK

brandon - haha u knoe me lah , i bake whenver im free ! haha anyway all the best in ur flea market business !! lol

huiying - hey ! nice seeing u again .. anyway yup i did something diff using a diff combo hope u liek it as well ! =)take care

joyzie - hey thanks for ur constant support i will improve myself more n bring back more surprise ! phew,.,..

air - hey .. n u r back here too ! realy appreciate , with ppl like u around really motivate me moving my blog ! heee ... thanks for liking this combination too =) hope to see more of u here ! haah

mooks - yup yup specially for u lo ... hehe

duncan said...

anon - hi ! u r ? btw yup .. of cuz i do read up alot of food blogs and books but the concept and ideas + presentation is from my very very own .. =) thks for liking .. =)

guy18 - does the pic look really that nice ? im really flattered =)


gyno - yup i did the custard !! =)

crybaby - finally u r back here again ! ok take ur order !! ur frens need ? =P


tomozai - zai zai how r u ?? thanks for leavin comments here , im surprise , yup actually can have alot of diff fillings for tarts one ...

ms gourmet hi , really nice to see u here .. im so falttered by what u say , but i jus wan to share my hobby with ppl who likes my blog , appreciate =) thanks for liking =)


joyce - maybe u can really try .. im not that good also , i learn step by steps too =)

brandeelovin said...

YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN THIS SUNDAY!! please??


*does bambi eyes*

Anonymous said...

yupx im finally back. too busy with work man. i would wan to order a dozen pls to my work place. i will wish to share it with my colleagues.. hee hee..

Anonymous said...

how i wish that was a chocolate mousse pie

duncan said...

brandon - haah ! i try i try =) good luck la ..


crybaby - hope to see more of u here lo =p

cherise - hmmm ok ok thanks for sharing =) .. hope u like my custard one too =) thks

Anonymous said...

so yummy ~ i'm lov'n it

Anonymous said...

so pretty...

not a fan of grapes but i guess any kinda fruit wil do. cept for durian. eeeeewwww... can u imagine durian custard tart?

duncan said...

lovecindy - hi hi ... thanks for loving it =)

b - hello really nice to see u here again ! anyway yup yup thks for liking too .. anyway i hate durians !!!!!!! eeeeeeeeeek! durians weird taste and smell! dun kill me for that !lol

Swimming Rules - Benneth said...

you should jus open a mini bakery or some cooking class!!!

so much yummy and great tasting food plus deserts!!

Anonymous said...

oh no u hates durian means i wont be seeing any creation with durains...haha...=P

Anonymous said...

ya i agree lor , u see so many people supporting you !
you should really open a bakery or dessert shop lah ! morever the owner is a cute chef some more leh lol

duncan said...

benneth - hey nice seeing here again =) thanks for supporting me ! i mean my ultimate dream is to open a cafe n sell desserts or pastries ... hopefully lah .... its not easy thou ...

huying - y ? u like durians ah ? haha i seriously dun like but i use to eat dunno y not now haha ...

joyzie - u always say flattering stuff .. anyway ... hope i can have my dream come true soon ! =)