Episode 52 | Puit D'amour / Coconut Custart Tart

Puits D'amour is a very famous Mauritian Dessert and a Short Crust Pastry. And For the Filling, some use the "Creme Patissière" mixed up with whipped Cream.. Others will prefer to do a "Crème Legère" which is done simply by mixing up your "Crème Patissière" together with Chantilly Cream. Creme Anglais Homemade (Custard) 2 Egg Yolk (Not Whole Eggs) 1 Cup /225g Sugar 1 Tbsp / 25g Cornflour 1 1/2 Cups / 355 ml Milk 1 Tbsp Vanilla Essence *** IF YOU ARE USING INSTANT CUSTARD POWDER ADD 2 TBSP OF CUSTARD POWDER WITH ONE CUP OF MILK Whipping Cream: 1 cup /225ml Double Cream 3/4 Cup /105 g icing sugar 2 Tbsp Vanilla essence Pastry 1 cup / 128g Plain Flour 1/2 Cup /125g Unsalted Butter 1/2 Cup / 70g Icing Sugar Topping : Shredded Coconut Maraschino Cherry The secret to the flakiest pastry is to start with cold ingredients eg. cold butter, cold eggs, and cold cream, cold flour. ... Follow this tip: Keep your butter, eggs, and cream in the fridge until you're ready to make your pastry dough. Find me on social Media : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/cuisinemauritian/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CuisineMauritian/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/C_mauritian Google :https://plus.google.com/u/2/+CuisineMauritian