The Chinese egg tarts (not to be confused with Macau tarts ... shortcrust casing, almost like pie crust. This helped them save time, as they could use the same dough to make dim sum dishes ...

Chinese egg tarts are actually a riff on Portuguese ... is whether they use puff pastry or classic pie crust and if the tops of the tarts are caramelized. Some of the ingredients remain the ...

Take a thin slice off the top and bottom of each boiled egg (this helps them sit next to each other and makes slicing the pie easier), then place the eggs lengthways down the middle of the pie.