Simple Egg Tarts

Ingredients
2 Eggs, beaten and strain twice
2 Tbsp castor sugar
50 ml hot water
3 Tbsp butter
1 cup all purpose plain flour
pinch of salt

Method
1. Grease 8 tart moulds lightly with butter. Set aside. Preheat oven at moderate setting.
2. Make a suger solution with the castor sugar and hot water.
3. Set aside 1 Tbsp of the beaten egg. Pour the remaining beaten eggs into the sugar solution. Mix well and set aside
4. In a mixing bowl, blend with a fork a little sugar, salt, and flour.
5 Add a small amount of butter and beaten egg till well mixed. Knead lightly to yield a soft pastry dough.
6. Divide dough into 8 portions. Press a portion of dough to line each tart mould.
7. Bake at 180 C for 3 to 5 minutes till dry.
8. Spoon sugar-egg solution into the moulds. Return tarts to the oven and bake for 10 minutes at 170 C.
9. Serve warm.

Note. A good lunch replacement or teatime snack served with Chinese green tea.