Mini fruit tart (Bánh tạc trái cây)

INGREDIENTS:
* For the tart: the same ingredients and methods as mini coconut tart

* For the filling:
- Using Patisserie cream
OR
- 100ml heavy whipping cream
- 20g sugar ( or adjusted to taste)
- 1 tsp vanilla

*Toppings:
- fresh strawberries, kiwis,mango etc...

PREPARATION:
- prepared the tart's dough and insert to the molds as instructed, then bake without fillings for 20-30 minutes or until golden
- Leave to cool
- whipped the cream until thicken, add in sugar and vanilla and beat until it gets to the peak stage
- Pour in the tart, decorating the top with desired fruits

Mini Coconut Tart( Bánh Tạc Dừa)

INGREDIENTS:
*For the crust:
- 100gr all-purposed flour ( and extra flour for dusting)
- 50gr butter
- 2tsp sugar
- 1/4tsp salt
- 1/4tsp baking powder
- 1tsp oil
- 1 egg

* For the filling:
- 100gr grated coconut
- 25gr melted butter
- 25gr sugar ( or adjust to taste)
- 1tsp vanilla
- 2-3 drops yellow food color(optional)

* For egg wash:
- 1 egg slightly beaten

PREPARATION:
* For the filling:
- Mix coconut together with melt butter,sugar,vanilla and yellow color,then stir fry for 10 minutes and leave aside


* For the crust:
- In large mixing bowl, mix together everything except egg and oil
- When the mixture looks like breadcrum, add in egg and oil, knead well until it forms a elastic dough. If the dough is too soft, add in flour. If it's too dry, add in oil.
- Cover with plastic wrap and leave for half an hour
- Take a small portion of the dough, place in the floured surface area, then roll flat

- Place into the greased mold

- Trim off the edge

- Use the knife, pressing into the center of the mold to release air. This will prevent the dough from inflating when baked

- Fill up the mold with grated coconut

- For decorating purpose, using extra dough to create cross-lined cover. Roll the dough flat
- Cut into thin lines

- Nicely decorate ....

- Brush the top with egg wash
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until it goldens

TASTY BACON EGG TART

An easy recipe you can enjoy with.....Sometimes, i get bored with the sweeties then i makeup my mind with these tasty tarts. From now on, i will post the recipes along with the pictures so it should be easier for you to imagine. I usually got confused whenever i see words and words from top to bottom too.It's boring.

INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup of all-purposed flour
- a pint of salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 4 large eggs - slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1/4 cup of shortening ( or butter)
- 4 slices of bacon
- frozen peas and corn - as your desire
- pepper




PREPARATION:
- preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- mix eggs, milk, cheese,salt and pepper together,set aside



Mix together flour and salt, then goes the butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs


Add in the shortening and keep kneading until it form a dough ( if the dough is too dry, putting some water)


Leaving the dough in the floured-surface area, knead for few mins until it smooth.

Then roll flat, using the cookie cutter to cut in small shells, placing into the muffin mould. Bake for 5 mins. Take the mould out, adding some peas,corns and bacon. Pouring in the egg mixture.


- Bake for 8-10 mins until turn golden brown


- Serve hot, with ketchup or mayonnaise

PINEAPPLE TART(Bánh nhân dứa)

I've been wanting to make this tart for years but didn't have enough time 2 do.Also i was so confused between the Indonesia style(whis is called Ananastaartjes)and Chinese Style-Ong Lai Tarts.In Indonesia recipe, they put the Edam cheese-known as apple cheese cuz' it has the red cover outside- and custard powder which add more taste to the dough but i did not have enough time to buy those stuff.With the Chinese style, they have to leave the dough for 1-2 hours before shaping the tart which takes longer waiting time. That's why i finally came up with a new experiment which combine 2 styles together-variety of ingredients and more efficient time(i'm lack of patience so always wants the fastest way). The tarts then turned out successfully beyond my expectation.Check it out!!Try and experience the difference!

This recipe takes approximately 2 hours to finish and make 20 mini tarts.

INGREDIENTS
FOR THE COVER
- 250g all-purposed(or plain) flour
- 60g icing sugar
- 20g milk powder (whatever powder you want to)
- 3g salt
- 10 shredded cheese ( Watever cheese you have.Original recipe uses Edam cheese but i just
have Cheddar cheese,i dont think it makes any difference)
- 160g unsalted butter,melted( if you use the salted one, omit the salt)
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
**Note: For a more simple dough if you don't have all of these ingredient avaiable, you can use flour(280 g),salt, butter,sugar, egg yolk and baking soda only.However, it's less tasty

FOR THE FILLING
- 700g shredded pineapple ( for the convenience, i used the cube pinapple ones instead)
- 100g sugar (adjust to suit your taste)
- 1 star arise (optional)
- 6-8 cloves
- a little cinamon ground (adjust to suit your taste)
- 1 teaspoon lime/lemon juice

FOR THE EGGWASH
- 1 egg yolk mixed with 1tsp water
- 20 gloves

PREPARATION
++ For the Filling++
- Combine everything together in a medium saucepan. Cook in medium heat for 30-45 mins until the mixture gets thick and dry.(You can put some more water in case the mixture is too dry while cooking)
- Cool the filling before dividing into 20 equal parts

++ For the Cover++
- Preheat the oven to 180
- Sieve the flour,sugar, milk powder and baking soda into the large mixing bowl
- Then mix the rest together:melted butter, egg yolk, cheese,salt in low speed until well blended.
- Use hand to knead the dough until smooth( if the dough is too dry, you can put some water)
- Divide into 20 equal portion. Roll flat, put the filling inside and roll into a small ball
- Top with a clove and apply egg wash
- Bake for 18-20 mins until golden color as you desired.