Orh Nee Tart

Method

1. Mix the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
2. Rub in the butter till the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3. Mix the egg, water and vanilla and add it to the dough.
4. Mix it until dough forms a ball. Let it rest for 10 – 15 minutes.
5. Roll out the pastry to 2mm and ease it into the tart ring.
6. Blind bake the tart shell at 180⁰c for 8 to 10 minutes.
7. Remove the beans and continue baking for another 5 – 8 minutes or until the tart shell is golden brown. Let it cool.
8. Pour in the cooled or nee filling into the tart shell.
9. Decorate with some lotus seeds – optional
10. Or Nee Filling:
11. Put the water and hoon kueh flour in a saucepan and mix well to ensure that there are no lumps.
12. Add in the salt and sugar, put it to boil. Let it boil for  1 to 2 minutes to cook the hoon kueh flour.
13. Add in the yam paste, mix well and return to the fire to let mixture boil.
14. Add in the coconut cream, remove from fire when it comes to the boil.
15. Let it cool slightly before filling tart shell.
16. Decorate with gingko nuts – optional.