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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

French Pastries

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy	French	Baking, Simply	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

175	g	Plain flour, 6oz
85	g	Butter, chilled 3oz
25	g	Caster sugar, 1oz
1		Egg yolk
2	T	Water
1		Pinches salt
300		Milk, 10 1/2fl oz
		Vanilla pod
2		Egg yolks
50	g	Caster sugar, 2oz
25	g	Flour, 1oz
		For apple tart, sliced
		apples
		lemon and sugar
		For raspberry tart, fresh
		raspberries
		For strawberry tart, fresh
		strawberries
		Apricot jam
		Icing sugar, to decorate
		Fresh mint, to decorate
		Fat, 0 Other Carbohydrates

INSTRUCTIONS

Pre-heat the oven to 180Ã¸C/350Ã¸F/gas mark 4  To make the tart, sieve
the flour and salt into a bowl. Crumble in the  butter, mix in the
sugar, egg yolk and water. Mix into a ball and  chill for about 30
mionutes. Roll out thinly and use to line some  flan rings. Bake in the
oven for about 10 minutes until brown.  For the filling, boil the
vanilla and milk together. Mix the eggs and  sugar together and then
mix in the flour. Pour half the milk into the  egg mixture, then pour
that back into the milk pan with the rest of  the milk. Cook for about
1 minute. Fill each tart with the hot or  cold custard, garnish with
the fruit of your choice.  Converted by MC_Buster.  Per serving: 1069
Calories (kcal); 95g Total Fat; (79% calories from  fat); 22g Protein;
34g Carbohydrate; 866mg Cholesterol; 1010mg Sodium  Food Exchanges: 1
1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0  Fruit;  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0n.

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