How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

 How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

INTRODUCTION

Coconut tart, a childhood snack that I really missed. Since I started blogging, I have never prepared this tropical coconut tart.. In fact, I have not eaten these tarts for years even though Singapore traditional bakery shops still have this pastry item in their shelf.

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

I like the tarts for its aromatic shredded coconuts and the crispy tart shell. When I baked the tarts, the house was full of coconut aroma and I definitely wouldn’t regret making these tarts. In fact, I have finished the tarts and do not have any extra to give it to my neighbours.. Which is rather unusual.

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

I do not think I need to explain more, it is just a tart with nice aromatic shredded coconut in it. The tart shell is crispy and yet the coconut filling is moist and I have to thank Aunty Yochana for sharing her recipe in one of her 2006 posts. 

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)



WHAT IS NEEDED

Dough (Make about 6 big tarts)

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

  • 25 grams egg (lightly beaten)

  • 100 grams plain flour (sifted)

  • 20 grams of icing sugar (sifted)

  • 50 grams of chilled butter cut into cubes

  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence.

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)



Coconut Fillings 

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

  • 200 grams shredded coconuts

  • 75 grams butter (melted)

  • 100 grams castor sugar

  • 2 eggs 

  • 1 tablespoon of condensed milk

  • 3 tablespoons of water

  • Yellow colouring (optional). This illustration does not use yellow colouring.

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)



STEPS OF PREPARATION

Preparing The Tart Shells

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

  • In a big mixing bowl, put butter cubes and sifted plain flour together. Use the finger tips to rub the butter cubes and flours together until it become crumby. Add in sifted icing sugars and continue to rub until well mix.

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

  • Add lightly beaten eggs and vanilla essence, mix slowly until it become a dough.

  • Put it in the fridge to chill for 20-30 minutes. Note that if you are able to handle soft dough, you can by pass this step.

  • Take the dough from the fridge and use a rolling pin to roll it into a flat sheet with about 0.5 cm thickness.

  • Use a round cutter to cut about the size of the mould.  Note that this step is optional and will help you to roughly gauge the amount of dough required and you still need to adjust the quantity of dough as you progress.  Use your hand to press the dough against the sides and make it as even as possible.

  • Use a knife or anything sharp to cut off the sides. Use a fork to make some holes to let any trapped air to escape. Set aside for later use.

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

If you have extra dough, you can just use this dough to prepare additional tarts shell, bake and keep it for other tarts such as egg tarts or quiche.

 How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)



Preparing the coconut fillings

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

  • In a big mixing bowl, mix all ingredients using a spoon or spatula until well mixed.
 

Assembling the tarts and baking the tarts

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree Celsius.

  • Scope the fillings into the tarts and bake in the oven’s lower shelf. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until the tart shells become golden brown.

CONCLUSION

Personally, I like these tarts very much. It is really a sweet indulgence and can be addictive when I take the first bite. This is the traditional version without any alteration.

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

As my tart moulds are slightly higher than the commercially sold coconuts tarts, I managed to make 6 big tarts. However, they are very moist in the middle but the tart shells are extremely crispy. Handling the tart shells’ dough have to be as light and as fast as possible such that the pastries will melt in your mouth.

Hope that readers can try to make these tropical tarts.. I said in my Facebook timeline that I am just like a pregnant woman who constantly craved for childhood and traditional foods… Shall these foods be marginalized by the influx of foreign cuisines?

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

Have a nice day and cheers.

 How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

 


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How Do You Do? I Missed You, My Dear Friend! – Traditional Coconut Tarts (椰子塔)

  1. thank you for linking these yummy looking tarts – i do like coconut.
    It is great that you have added our GBBO badge but next time you link up please remember to add a link to mine and Helen’s blogs. x

  2. Oooh, not heard of these before – the texture looks great 🙂 Thanks for linking up to #recipeoftheweek.

  3. Hi Kenneth,

    Thanks for joining our Pin It Monday Hop party. I am glad to have found you. So you are in singapore? We are too 🙂 Oh, these looks really yummy. I never heard of this nor saw it in the bakery here. I am pinning this.

  4. It’s always good to make something you remember from when you were little, these sound lovely 🙂

  5. Is it alright that i make the dough the night before, keep in fridge for assembling and baking the next morning?

  6. Hi kenneth,

    Do I need to use fresh shredded coconut from the wet market (which is hard to get ) or can I buy ready packed grated coconut from baking supply stores?

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