Sweet Flavors of Macau

Today, we are going to create to wonderful desserts from Macau, the Serradura or Sawdust Pudding and the famous Macau egg tarts! Let's first tackle the dish, serradura. The word serradura is actually sawdust in Portuguese. It's a layered dessert that usually consists of crushed buscuits (where it gets its name, sawdust), condensed milk, and cream. This wonderful refrigerated dessert can satisfy any craving for sweets!

Ingredients:

250ml    Whipping cream

80g         Marie or other plain sweet biscuits

50g         Condensed milk

Procedures:

1.)     Crush the biscuits until they are powdered and similar to sawdust.

2.)     Whip the cream to soft peaks and add the vanilla and your condensed milk. Continue whipping until you achieve stiff peaks.

3.)     Transfer the cream into a piping bag.

4.)     Place a layer of biscuits and pipe a layer of cream on top. Repeat until the container is filled.

5.)     Chill in the freezer for two hours and bring to room temperature. Serve and enjoy!

Now, the egg tarts! This dessert also came from the Portuguese. It is the most famous dessert in Macau which people all over the globe crave for. The very flaky dough that is met with the mild sweetness of the egg custard is such a perfect combination especially when freshly made. You will never find anything like it but if you want to try and make your own, here's a good recipe for the tarts!

Ingredients:

Tart:

1 Cup All purpose flour, sifted

2 tbsp Caster sugar

4 tbsp Butter

2 tbsp water

Custard:

½ Cup    Sugar

8pcs.       Egg yolks

½ Cup    Milk

½ Cup    Heavy Cream

Procedure:

1.)     Mix the tart ingredients and chill.

2.)     Combine the cream and milk. Bring to a boil.

3.)     Whisk the sugar and egg yolks until pale. Slowly pour in the hot cream mixture into the egg mixture while constantly whisking.

4.)     Preheat the oven at 400F. Grease the muffin pans.

5.)     Cut the dough into 1cm thick slices.

6.)     Shape each cuts into discs big enough for the muffin pan.

7.)     Bake for 20 minutes until brown spots appear on the surface. Serve immediately.