Far too long......

i have jus realised that its been almost two months since i updated my blog....tsk tsk.....my adoring fans must be disappointed...nya,nix,eric,norman,rabera....this is for all of you:)
There is so much to upload i dont even know where to start!!!! i think il start with what i found most exciting....tarts!!!

TARTS

well for tarts there is the basic shortcrust pastry...one you have mastered that you can make all sorts of tarts,chocolate tarts,banana and chocolate tarts,apple tarts...the list is endless!!!!
so the procedure to make the short crust pastry is as follows:
ingredients: flour,salt,sugar,butter,egg yolk,water
method: sieve flour and combine it with all the dry ingredients. next rub butter into the flour using your finger tips (this is to prevent the butter from melting)until it becomes like bread crumbs. next make a well in the center,put in the water and the egg yolk. bring the dough together into a ball.DO NOT KNEAD!!keep chill for about ten minutes
while the dough is resting you can make the filling for your tart...thats up to you....you could take cooking chocolate and melt it with butter and milk and use that as your filling:) or you could take green apples,cut them into cubes and cook them with sugar and water and cinnamon until they become soft then use that as a filling for your tart...
to cook the short crust pastry, you need to blind bake it. this means that you need to poke holes on the dough once you have put it in the tart baking tray then put dried rice or beans on the dough to prevent it from rising...if you dont understand i hope the pictures help:)