Egg Custard Tart

[carolyorkie2010]

Can anyone help with this? Ive followed the recipe exactly but my custard filling isnt very deep; in fact its quite flat! Not like the picture in the recipe book. (I know the pictures are made to look appealing, but even so.....LOL ) I would like to know where I am going wrong. Thanks in anticipation of any replies

[johnsmeccparts]

Without more information I have no idea!

Are you using the same size case to cook it in?

[ed_blackadder_1]

Without wishing to be obvious Cookie can you just put more filling in, are you using a bigger case than the recipe?

[carolyorkie2010]

I wondered about putting more filling in. Yes, I'm using the correct size tin.

The recipe is: (from the Be-ro book)

4oz bero short pastry

2 medium eggs

Half pint of milk

2 tbsp sugar

Heat oven to 190C

Line a 7" flan tin with the pastry and bake blind

Reduce the heat of oven  to 180C

Whisk eggs, bring milk and sugar to the boil; pour onto eggs and cool

Strain into the pastry case and sprinkle with grated nutmeg

Bake for about 20 minutes until set

[ed_blackadder_1]

I usually us 3 or 4 eggs when I do one and less milk, I can't find my recipe it appears to have fallen out of my book.

[dairyview123]

Egg custard doesnt rise it just sets the egg and milk, I think they do close up pictures in recipe books!

[**towery**]

maybe your pie dish is deeper than theirs

[carolyorkie2010]

It's only a shallow dish. Maybe I will try Ed's idea of putting more eggs and less milk. Has anyone got a better tried and trusted recipe?

[**towery**]

why not fill your tin with water, see how much that is then you have a guide for  how much egg custard you will need and find a recipe for that amount

it might just need an extra egg yolk or 2

i googled this  http://britishfood.about.com/od/adrecipes/r/custardtart.htm   maybe cookie has a good recipe

[fluffypenquin]

Hi - I always get a good deep custard tart using the recipe on the BBC Good Food web site

Not sure if I can post the actual link on here, but you could look it up on the ehir web site it is called Custard tart with nutmeg pastry 

xxx

[carolyorkie2010]

Thanks, Towery and Fluffy; will look it up and have another go soon and let you know the result xx