Ingredients
The following ingredients have 8 Servings
- 1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (40g) potato starch or cornstarch
- 1/4 cup (45g) caster sugar
- 1 stick (110g) cold butter
- 2/3 cup (160 ml) cream
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon potato starch or cornstarch
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons powered sugar
Instruction
- Grease 8 individual heart tins (or any other shape of your choice).
- Combine the dry ingredients: flour, potato starch (or cornstarch), sugar.
- Dice the butter and cut it into the flour mixture, tossing quickly together. Cover with plastic cling film and refrigerate for at least two hours.
- Combine all the dry ingredients except vanilla in a saucepan. Simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened. Let cool, then stir in the vanilla.
- Roll the dough into a rather thick sheet.
- Press into the heart tins, fill with vanilla cream and cover with another layer of dough.
- Place the tins on a baking sheet and bake on low oven rack for about 15 minutes.
- Carefully remove the tins. When completely cooled, sift powered sugar over.
