- 150 g of wheat flour
- 75 g of butter
- 1 egg
- A pinch of salt
- 1 can of condensed milk
- 120 grams of grated coconut
For the filling (it’s optional)
In a bowl, put the sifted flour and the butter. Mix with your fingers until you achieve a crumbly texture. Then add the egg and the salt and continue working the dough with your fingers until you can form a ball with it. Let it rest covered for an hour at a cool temperature.
Place the dough on a lightly floured surface, roll it out to achieve a thickness of approximately 0.3 cm. Then cut the shape of the mold you will be using. Before baking, grease the bottom of the mold with butter and prick the dough with a fork to prevent it from puffing up or rising. Some people sprinkle flour to prevent the dough from sticking.
Bake at a temperature of 200ºC for 15 minutes. However, the correct time will depend on the particular characteristics of each oven and the amount of dough prepared. To know when they are ready, just check the toasted color of the dough and verify that they have received heat evenly. They should be golden and crispy.
You can use it with sweet and savory fillings. To make them filled with coconut, mix a can of condensed milk and 120 grams of shredded coconut in a saucepan. Cook it over low heat, stirring constantly, until you can see the bottom of the saucepan when you pass the spatula.
With a spoon, serve the coconut sweet with condensed milk in the tartlets. Take advantage of the time when it is hot as it tends to become firmer when it cools down. Let this delicious dessert cool down and enjoy it with family and friends.
If you want to fill it with guava, just put in some jam and refrigerate. Some people decorate them with meringue. Another filling that is also used is Pastry Cream.
I hope you enjoy this recipe. Bon appétit!!