Black Sesame & Orange Chinese Egg Tarts (Po Tat)

In a medium bowl, whisk the flour and 1 tbsp milk until smooth. Set aside.

Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan and cook until 100°C.

While the sugar syrup is heating up, in a separate saucepan bring extra milk, orange zest and Vanilla Bean Paste to a simmer. Once hot, pour the milk through a sieve into the flour mixture, mixing to combine.

Then pour in the hot sugar syrup in a thin stream into the hot milk-and-flour mixture, whisking briskly. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before adding whisking in the egg yolks. Strain the mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, bring to room temperature then pop in the fridge for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 220C (fan-forced) and lightly grease a 12 hole cupcake tin with melted butter.

Sprinkle one sheet of puff pastry with black sesame seeds, place the other on top. Roll into a log and cut into 12 even pieces.

Roll pastry rounds out to 10-12cm circles on a lightly floured bench. Gently press the pastry into cupcake holes and place in the fridge to chill for 20 minutes.

Remove custard from fridge. Fill muffin holes with 1 ½ - 2 tablespoons of custard. Bake for 25 minutes or until pastry is crisp and flaky and custard is golden. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.