Traditional Egg Custard Tart

Recipe Description

I think everybody loves a custard tart! It can evoke many childhood memories, and often they are presented as a whole round shaped tart or as little individual tarts. No one can argue that this egg custard tart, if it is made correctly, has a silky smooth custard, in contrast to a crispy pastry base. It’s one of the oldest recipes I know, and can be found in medieval recipes.
The egg custard tart included a shortcrust and puff pastry case filled with a mixture of cream, milk, or broth with eggs, sweeteners such as sugar or honey, and sometimes spices, for example nutmeg. Recipes found date back as early as the fourteenth century and can still be recognised as custard tarts today.