Mini custard tarts difficulty *** #28

Makes 12 

Preparing time:30 minutes

Cooking time: 35-40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 500 g ready-made puff pastry 
• 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar 
• 3 eggs
• 2 eggs yolks 
• 75 g caster sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 300 ml single cream 
• sifted icing sugar for dusting

1. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to 5 mm thick
2. Cut in half and sprinkle one half with the vanilla sugar
3. Lay the second piece on top and thinly roll out the pastry 
4. Cut out 12 rounds using a 9 cm plain biscuit cutter
5. Re-roll the trimmings to make more
6. Press the rounds into the holes of a 12-hole nonstick muffin tray, pressing firmly into the sections
7. Line the pastry cases with squares of foil 
8. Bake in a preheated oven, 200 C(400 F),Gas Mark 6 for 15 minutes
9. Reduce the oven temperature to 160 C(325 F),Gas Mark 3
10. Meanwhile, beat together the eggs, egg yolks, caster sugar and vanilla in heatproof bowl
11. Bring the cream to the boil in a saucepan and pour over the egg mixture, whisking well
12. Strain into a jug and pour into the cases
13. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes
14. Leave to cool in the tin
15. Serve dusted with sifted icing sugar.
16. Hope, you'll enjoy! :-)