On Jun 29, 12:35 am, flitterbit > wrote:
> Bronwyn wrote:
> > I have been wanting to make Jamie Oliver's Portugese Custard Tarts for
> > a while and finally made some for a dinner party last week.
> > They were a great success. The egg custard is flavoured with honey,
> > vanilla bean and orange zest.
> > A sugar caramel is swirled on after they have cooled.
> > Pix can be seen in Recipe Pix Album at:
> >http://community.webshots.com/user/b...host=community
>
> > Enjoy!
> > Cheers
> > Bronnie
> > Qld, Australia
>
> >
>
> Those look lovely; I'd imagine your guests thoroughly enjoyed them! I'm
> able to purchase this kind of tart at my local grocery store, but am now
> tempted to try making them from scratch : )

Thanks! I made the tart shells the day before. I think Jamie's method
for the custard was a bit too tricky for those people who do not make
egg custards that often. I found the mixture started to curdle and
wished I had used my more traditional method. Other than that, the
unusual pairings of flavour worked very well.
--
Bron