Ingredients for pastry crust :
160gm all purpose flour
10gm ground almond
40gm icing sugar
1/8 tspn salt
90gm cold butter, chopped
2 egg yolk
Method :
(1) combine flour, almond mealed, sugar, salt into a big bowl then stir well.
(2) add in butter and rub till fine crumb is formed.
(3) finally, stir in egg yolk and mix till soft dough is formed.
(4) take a small amount of dough and press it to a muffin cups then prick the base of the pastry with a folk.
(5) now, keep chilled for 30 minutes and then bake at preheated oven at 170-175'C for about 10 minutes.
Ingredients for cheese filling :
(A)
220gm cream cheese
1 TB parmesan cheese powder
40gm icing sugar
70ml heavy cream
40gm butter
20gm evaporated milk ( I omitted )
(B)
1 egg
2 TB corn flour
2 TB lemon juice
a pinchh of salt
Method :
(1) melt ingredients (A) with a double boiler till mixture became creamy.
(2) then add in ingredients (B) and continued stirring till well cooperated.
(3) leave to cool then transfer to a pipping bag and keep chilled for 30 minutes.
*Egg glazing : 1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tspn milk
TO ASSEMBLE :
(1) when ready, fill each pastry crust with cream cheese filling then brush on egg glazing, make sure the egg glazing is well spread.
(2) finally, bake at preheated oven 220'C for 10 minutes (on top rack) or till the top crust turns brown.