What is the difference between a pie and a tart?

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What is the difference between a pie and a tart?

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answered Aug 14, 2022 by clawlyback (1,440 points)
The difference between a pie and a tart is a tart only has a bottom crust, and the crust is much thicker than a pie crust.

And while pie crusts are very flaky and light, tart crusts or pastry crusts, tend to be firm and crumbly and not at all flaky.

The standard tart crust contains flour, sugar, salt, and a beaten egg, all incorporated together in a food processor and then chilled before use.

Custard will last for up to 3 days in the fridge.

Before refrigerating your just cooked or baked custard, let the custard cool about 5 - 10 minutes and then cover it with plastic wrap.

And be sure it touches the surface of the custard to prevent the milk proteins from forming a thin crust on top when refrigerated.

Egg custard comes from Guangzhou.

Custard and egg custard is a mixture of eggs, milk, sugar, and flavorings which attains its consistency by the coagulation of the egg protein by heat.

Baked custard contains whole eggs, which cause the dish to solidify to a gel.

Egg tarts are not vegetarian as the egg tarts contain eggs.

The main ingredients in egg tarts are eggs, flour, butter, sugar. custard and milk.

The country that originated sweet egg tarts is Portugal as the Portuguese is who invented sweet egg tarts.

Egg Tarts are actually Portuguese and not Chinese although the Chinese also make and eat egg tarts as well.

An egg tart can be described as the filling being smooth and shiny and the filling will be moist and creamy on your tongue.

Egg custard tarts taste like creme brulee and similar to a silky custard.

One of the most famous Chinese desserts is the classic egg tart, a delicious pastry consisting of a flaky outer shell with a creamy, but firm egg custard in the center.

The origin of this traditional Chinese dessert is vague.

Dantat is a type of Chinese egg tart.

The Dantat egg tart is a egg custard desert that is commonly served in Dim Sum Restaurant.

The sweet egg custard and the flaky puff pastry makes it one of most popular item in Dim Sum.

The base ingredients is very simple, just flour, butter, sugar, egg custard and milk.

The Hong Kong style egg tart has a top that is more glassy and smooth.

This is why pastéis de nata taste like slightly burnt sweet caramel and are more golden brown or sometimes scorched on top, where the Hong Kong tarts have more of a pure egg yolk taste.

Egg Tarts are essentially a pastry that has a lot of fats and carbs as butter and flour are the main ingredients that make up most of its calories.

It isn't the best choice to eat when you are eating a healthy diet but, within moderation, Egg Tarts can be maintained when controlled.

Egg tarts might have been served during Henry IV's coronation.

Also called custard tarts, English-style egg tarts have been around since at least the medieval times.

Known back then as doucets or darioles, they were served at the coronation banquet of Henry IV in 1399.

Egg tarts taste similar to a silky custard and can vary in sweetness depending on the recipe.

Their shells can range from a super flaky crust to a shortbread puff pastry that is thicker, but still delicate and crisp when eating.

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