Glad weekend guys. After a little bit of a break from baking, I made a decision that I’d like to make one thing candy once more and so I made some vegan custard tarts, which I hope you’ll get pleasure from. The concept for these has been banging round in my head for no less than a 12 months and I stored on de-prioritising it for some cause. I don’t know why…as they’re scrumptious and simple to make too!
I like creating candy recipes, however the bother is that I undergo from a whole lack self-control when my fridge is stuffed with cake and that’s why I typically should hit pause, to reset myself. What occurs is that I vow to solely have one however then the shoot isn’t going my method or I mess a slice up when chopping it for the digital camera and so I find yourself having that offcut too after which one other and one other and shortly sufficient I’ve overdone it and I really feel horrible about myself.
With the assistance of my therapist, I’m making an attempt to rewire my mind as not being round cake shouldn’t be a viable answer when you’ve gotten a job like mine. I attempt to catch myself when reaching for candy meals when I’ve already had a portion and strengthen the muscle of claiming ‘no, you don’t want it. Meals isn’t going that will help you handle disagreeable emotions of boredom / frustration / unhappiness / anger’. As an alternative of consuming mindlessly, I sit down and write down how I really feel as a substitute. Vent at a clean web page if you’ll till the sturdy need to stuff my face dissipates. It has not been good, I did have one large slip-up this month, however I’ve made a whole lot of progress already and I really feel like actual change is occurring. It feels nice to be extra in management once more.
Subsequent week, me and Duncan are taking a little bit of break day away from the civilisation. We rented a cute little cottage within the coronary heart of the Brecon Beacons and as we plan to do a whole lot of strolling, we’re actually hoping that the torrential rain forecast will change and we gained’t be caught indoors for four days. Fingers crossed.
PS: Should you make my vegan custard tarts, don’t neglect to tag me on Instagram as @lazycatkitchen and use the #lazycatkitchen hashtag. I like seeing your takes on my recipes!
- makes: 10
Substances
- 125 g / 1 cup all objective flour OR GF all objective flour combine (I used Dove’s Farm)
- eight g / 1 tbsp icing sugar, fantastic sugar or maple syrup
- 2 pinches of fantastic sea salt
- ½ tsp xantham gum (for GF model solely)
- 50 g / ¼ cup gentle coconut oil, chilly and chopped up small
CUSTARD FILLING (make a day forward for greatest outcomes)
- 60 ml / ¼ cup maple syrup
- 65 g / ½ cup uncooked cashews, soaked in boiling water for 30 minutes
- 60 g / ¼ cup baked candy potato* (steamed ought to work properly too)
- 60 ml / ¼ cup plant milk, I used almond
- 15-30 ml / 1-2 tbsp lemon juice (I like 2 tbsp)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- freshly grated nutmeg (elective)
Technique
- Combine the flour, sugar, salt and xantham gum (if utilizing a gluten-free flour combine as a substitute of an all objective wheat flour) in a big bowl or a meals processor. If utilizing maple syrup as a substitute of sugar, combine it in with 30 ml / 2 tbsp of chilly water and add it on the finish.
- Add chopped coconut oil and lower it into the flour utilizing a pastry cutter (or two knives) or pulse in a meals processor till you get hold of a sandy texture that clumps collectively once you seize a handful, with no massive lumps of fats left. To test for big lumps, shake the bowl – it’s going to deliver massive bits of oil to the floor.
- Whereas you are able to do this step in a meals processor, I strongly recommend you switch the combination to a big bowl at this level and do that manually as then you’ve gotten a higher quantity of management. Slowly and really progressively trickle in some ice chilly water, incorporating it into the flour utilizing a fork. Preserve going till the dough is moist sufficient that it may be introduced collectively by hand – clump a little bit of combination together with your hand, if it sticks collectively (with out being moist!) you’ve added sufficient water. I used 45 ml / Three tbsp of water, however please undergo the method I described above as a substitute of simply including the quantity I added as completely different flour manufacturers have completely different absorbency ranges.
- Empty your bowl (or a meals processor bowl) onto a piece floor and convey all of the dough collectively utilizing your palms, however don’t knead (overworking the dough will make the pastry powerful). Kind the dough right into a flattened disc, wrap it up in cling movie and refrigerate for no less than 45 minutes. In the meantime, make the filling (see under).
- After the dough has had an opportunity to relaxation, divide it into eight equal parts. Gently and slowly roll every portion of the dough out on a frivolously floured floor. Chances are you’ll need to do it between two sheets of baking paper because it stops the dough sticking to the bench. In the case of gluten-free dough, chances are you’ll discover it simpler to easily mould it to the within of the tart tins together with your fingers.
- Preheat the oven to 180° C / 355° F (160° C / 320° F fan compelled).
- Roll the dough out as skinny as potential. Line the case with the dough ensuring the dough matches into all of the nooks and crannies snugly. Trim the surplus with a pointy knife after which go over the sting and tidy it up together with your finger ideas. Proceed in the identical method with the remaining circumstances. Use the cutoffs from the primary eight circumstances to cowl the remaining 2 so that you’ve got 10 custard tart circumstances in whole.
- Lower 10 squares of baking paper which are sufficiently big to line the within of the tart circumstances. Scrunch up every paper sq. together with your palms to melt it after which line every tart case with it, refill with baking beads (rice or dry beans). Place on a big baking tray and blind bake for 15 minutes.
- Take the tray out of the oven, take away the paper lining and the baking beads and bake for one more 5 minutes.
- Fill every pre-baked case with the custard and return to the oven for one more 10 minutes. Enable the custard to chill down utterly earlier than serving / consuming.
- Mud with freshly grated nutmeg earlier than serving, for those who like.
- Retailer in an hermetic container within the fridge for 2-Three days. You would additionally freeze them.
CUSTARD FILLING (make a day forward for greatest outcomes)
- It’s greatest to make this custard a day forward and permit it to thicken within the fridge in a single day. In any other case, chances are you’ll need to add 2 tsp of tapioca to the blender to thicken the combination.
- Place all of the filling elements in a blender and mix till silky easy. I used a Ninja blender right here. In case you are utilizing an upright blender, chances are you’ll must double the elements if the blender struggles with this little combination.
Notes
*To bake a candy potato: set the oven to 200° C / 390° F and seize a small baking tray. Pierce the potato with a skewer in a number of locations and place it on a baking tray. Bake for about 40-50 minutes (relying on the dimensions), till the knife slides proper in.
These are custard tart circumstances I used.
