Tropical Delight: Pie Susu Bali - A Taste of Balinese Paradise

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Category: Dessert - (780)
Origin: Indonesia
Source: Anita

Translated to “milk pie,” Pai Susu is a dish in Bali so well-loved that people often bring it back as a souvenir dessert. Once tried this bite-sized snack, you’ll realize how tempting it is, especially when it’s sweetened with condensed milk. So, if you want to know the Bali flavor, you know what to try! Servings: 8

Ingredients:

Crust

- 250 gram all purpose flour
- 125 gram butter, chilled and cut to small 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon sugar

Custard

- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 can (200 gram) sweet condensed milk
- 100 ml water

Tool

9 inch x 1.125 inch tart pan, with a removable bottom

Preparation:

Crust

- In a mixing bowl, add flour, butter and sugar. Use a pastry cutter, or 2 butter knifes, or just your hands, mix these ingredients until it forms a ball. This dough ball won't be sticky, just barely holding together, but that is fine.
- Transfer the dough ball to tart pan, press evenly all around the edges and the bottom of the tart pan. - Use your fingers to make sure the dough is spread evenly over the pan. Prick lightly with a fork. Set aside.

Custard

- Whisk together all custard ingredient.
- Pass through a strainer to get a smooth texture.
- Pour the strained custard into the tart shell.

Baking

Preheat oven to 325 Fahrenheit, bake the tart in the middle of the oven until the crust is golden brown and the custard is set, about 30 to 35 minutes.