20 Minute Caramel Tarts

Ingredients

Pastry

• 1 egg yolk
• 2 Tablespoons very cold water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

Filling

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 Tablespoon Butter, melted
• 1 Tablespoon all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 Tablespoon confectioners sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. To make the pastry. In a small bowl, stir together the egg yolk, water and vanilla; set aside.
3. To make the dough by hand,
4. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar and salt.
5. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the texture resembles coarse meal.
6. Add the egg mixture and mix with a fork just until the dough pulls together.
7. On a lightly floured board, roll out until the dough is about 1/8 inch thick.
8. Use a small, knife to cut out a 6 rounds 2 inches greater in diameter than your tart pans.
9. Place pastry in tart tins.
10. To make the filling. Place sugar and flour in a saucepan. On a low heat, mix to a paste with a 2 Tablespoons milk.
11. Continue stirring and add butter, egg yolks and remaining milk.
12. Stir over a low heat until the caramel thickens.
13. Stir vanilla into mixture.
14. Spoon mixture into pastry case and pinch the pastry tops to close except for a small hole.
15. Place in oven for 15 minutes, or until the tops have browned.