It is the mangoes season now and many bakers are posting yummy mango related cakes and desserts photos online. I am so tempted to try out some mango-y desserts.
Since my previous longan beancurd tarts were so well-received, so I thought why not make mango pudding tarts. And I wanted to make them look so pretty, so I used the mango strips to make into mango rose. I am very pleased with the result - both look and taste!
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| :: Mango Pudding Rose Tarts:: |
For the Tart Shell
The tart shell recipe is similar as my egg tart post here, but I made a small change to it. Instead of using a portion of a whole beaten egg, I use only egg yolk. The reason is that I can't think of how to use the remaining beaten egg yoke and I doubt it can be kept in the fridge for use another day. By using just the egg yolk, I can save the white by freezing it and use it for macarons or chiffon cakes recipes that require more egg white. The result of using just the egg yolk is that the tart shells seem to be a bit softer than when I use whole egg. I also use salted butter instead of unsalted simply because I ran out of the unsalted ones... haha...
The tart shell recipe is similar as my egg tart post here, but I made a small change to it. Instead of using a portion of a whole beaten egg, I use only egg yolk. The reason is that I can't think of how to use the remaining beaten egg yoke and I doubt it can be kept in the fridge for use another day. By using just the egg yolk, I can save the white by freezing it and use it for macarons or chiffon cakes recipes that require more egg white. The result of using just the egg yolk is that the tart shells seem to be a bit softer than when I use whole egg. I also use salted butter instead of unsalted simply because I ran out of the unsalted ones... haha...
Tart shells are baked in my Morris tabletop oven.
45g salted butter, softened & cut into small pieces
20g icing sugar
1 egg yolk
90g all purpose flour
How to do:
1. Cream the soften butter till it is smooth and pale yellow. I used hand whisk.
2. Add icing sugar and continue to cream till light and fluffy.
3. Add in the egg yolk nd continue to mix till well combined.
4. Sift in the flour in 3 installments using a spatula, mix well for each addition till the mixture becomes a soft dough.
5. Shape the dough into a cylinder shape, wrap in cling wrap and place in the fridge for about 15 - 20min.
6. Remove the dough from the fridge and cut the dough into 6 equal portion.
7. Shape them into a ball and placed in the tart mould.
8. Press the dough ball in the center against the mould and push it up against the wall till its full height. After baking, the crust will expand slight above the mould and it is easier to remove from the mould.
9. Use a fork to poke holes at the base of the tart shells. This is to prevent the base from rising during baking.
10. Place them in a preheated oven and bake at 150 degree (on my Morris oven dial, real temperature should be about 170 degree) for 7min.
11. Take out from the oven and egg wash* the tarts. The holes of the base will close up considerably after egg wash.
12. Put back into the oven and bake for another 5min or when the tart shells turn slightly brown.
13. Remove from oven, unmould once the moulds are slightly cooled down enough for hands to handle. Continue to let them cool on a metal rack.
13. Remove from oven, unmould once the moulds are slightly cooled down enough for hands to handle. Continue to let them cool on a metal rack.
*Can use some of the egg white for egg wash or for me, I used the evaporated milk
**DO NOT grease the tart mould, the tart shell can be easily removed with a gentle knock. Greasing the tart mould will cause it to stick to the mould instead.
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| :: Tart Mould ~ Size 3.5cm base 7cm top:: |
For the Mango Pudding
This bake is quite an impromptu creation. As I was looking at various pudding recipes, most require condense milk and or coconut milk. I had non of those in my fridge so I was very happy when I finally found one recipe that require only evaporated milk which I had at home. My pudding recipe is modified from http://allthatmatters2rei.blogspot.sg/2008/05/mango-pudding.html As my family and I like our dessert less sweet, I reduce the sugar considerably.
2 mangoes
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup evaporated milk
2/3 cup water
1/8 cup sugar
1 tbsp gelatin powder
How to do:
1. Peel off the skin of the mangos.
2. Continue to use the peeler to peel the mango flesh into long stripes.
3. Use the stripes of mango and arrange them to look like a rose in the tart shell.
4. After that, blend the rest of the mango stripes until they are smooth, yielded slightly more than 1 cup of mango puree.
5. Bring the water to boil in a saucepan, pour in gelatin powder and stir till fully dissolve.
6. Add in the sugar and continue to stir till dissolve.
7. Lower the heat and add in the evaporated milk and mango puree.
8. Stir till it starts to simmer, then remove from heat.
9. Pour the mango pudding mixture through a sift. This is to remove any lumps and give it a smoother texture.
10. Gently pour the pudding mixture into the tart shell, avoiding pouring directly onto the mango rose. As the mixture is quite thick, pour via different side of the tart shell so that the mixture is evenly distributed.
11. Put into the fridge and chill for a few hours.
They are ready to serve once the pudding is set.
*For the mango rose, you can check out how to do here. I prefer to do the rose first before pouring in the pudding mixture as I feel that it is less messy. It is my first time handling the mango stripes to make a rose so I don't want to risk it. However, this will also mean that the center part of the rose might not have the pudding as the mixture is quite thick and does not flow easily. I did pour a little bit of the pudding mixture into the center of the rose, but must be very careful else, might ruin the shape of the rose.
For the amount of ingredients above, I manage to do fillings for 6 tarts and 6 puddings in 3inch size ramekins.
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| :: Mango Pudding with Strawberries :: |
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