CUSTARD TARTLETS

      Title: CUSTARD TARTLETS
  Categories: Oriental, Desserts
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
 MMMMM---------------------------PASTRY--------------------------------
       1 c  Flour
       4 tb Butter
            -(cut into small pieces)
       2 tb Sugar
       2 tb Whipping cream
     1/2 ts Salt
       3 c  Dried beans;
            - for weighting down
            - pastry shell
 
 MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
     1/2 c  Water
       4 tb Sugar
       3    Eggs; beaten
  
   MIX ALL THE PASTRY INGREDIENTS together in a bowl or food processor
   until well mixed. Roll the pastry into a ball, wrap it with plastic
   wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to
   375F. Roll out the pastry to about 1/8-inch thick and press into 6
   small 3-inch tartlet molds. Place a sheet of foil over the sides and
   surface of the pastry and pour enough dried beans on the foil to
   weight it down. Bake for about 10-to-12 minutes or until the dough is
   lightly browned. In a saucepan, boil together the water and sugar for
   5 minutes to make a light syrup. Let the syrup cool thoroughly and
   combine it with the eggs. Pour an equal amount of custard into each
   pastry shell. Reduce the oven heat to 325F and bake for 15 minutes or
   until the custard just sets.
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