'The true cook is the perfect blend, the only perfect blend, of artist and philosopher. He knows his worth: he holds in his palm the happiness of mankind, the welfare of generations yet unborn.'

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Kitchen disaster 2

It starting promising, with a well-meant Portugese custard tart:


Twenty minutes later:
 

Culprit: there was not enough overhang of puff pastry and it shrank during baking, the custard filling spilled...

In desperation, I scooped up some of the filling as midnight snack, which surprisingly tasted pretty moreish!
 
 
Bonus: you get to know that your baking pan is really non-stick!


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