Durian Cheese Tarts

Recipe by

QL Omega Eggs

Preparation time30 minutes

Cooking time20 minutes

Makes6 - 8

Pastry

170 g plain flour

35 g icing sugar

⅛ tsp salt

90 gbutter, cubed

2QL Omega Egg yolks

Durian Cheese Filling

130 g cream cheese

50 g mascarpone cheese

50 g durian flesh (D24/ musang king)

40 g butter, salted

70 g cream

20 g milk

30 g sugar

1QL Omega Egg

10 g cornflour

1 tbsp lemon juice

A pinch of salt

Egg Wash

1 tsp milk

1QL Omega Egg yolk

To prepare the pastry, combine flour, icing sugar and salt in a bowl.
Add cold butter and rub with fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add QL Egg Yolks and mix until a dough is formed. Wrap the dough with clingwrap and chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Take a small amount of dough and press into a tart mould. Prick the base of the pastry with a fork. Repeat with the remaining dough until used up.
Bake at 160°C for 10 minutes.
To prepare the filling, melt the cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, butter, cream, evaporated milk, durian flesh and sugar in a double boiler.
Whisk until mixture is smooth.
Add in QL Egg, cornflour, lemon juice and salt.
Transfer mixture to a piping bag and pipe cheese mixture into tartlet shells. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Brush the top of the cheese tartlets with egg wash mixture.
Bake at 220°C, top grill with fan for 6 - 8 minutes

QL Chef’s Tips:

Durian cheese filling can be made ahead and chilled, make sure you store in a container as not to permeate the whole fridge.
Tart can be eaten warm or chilled, to reheat cover with foil and reheat for 10 mins in a toaster oven if refrigerated.

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