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Pasteis de Nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts)

Name: Pasteis de Nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: puff pastry sheet 1 pieces; milk 250 ml; heavy cream 100 ml; sugar 150 g; egg yolks 5 pieces; all-purpose flour 20 g; vanilla extract 5 ml; lemon zest 5 g; ground cinnamon 3 g

Crispy puff pastry tarts with a soft custard center, scorched on top.

65 minutes · 12 servings · Moderate

Pasteis de nata are sold from bakeries and cafes across the country now, which means the custard ranges from the monastery standard down to something set, pale and disappointing. The version worth hunting for has a top that has blistered in a very hot oven and a centre that still moves when the tray is tapped. They are at their best just warm, not hot.

Ingredients

puff pastry sheet1 pieces
milk250 ml
heavy cream100 ml
sugar150 g
egg yolks5 pieces
all-purpose flour20 g
vanilla extract5 ml
lemon zest5 g
ground cinnamon3 g

Directions

1
Heat milk, cream and lemon zest 5 minutes; whisk yolks, sugar, flour and vanilla; combine; strain.
2
Roll pastry into a log; cut 12 rounds; press into a muffin tin.
3
Fill each cup 3/4 with custard.
4
Bake at 250C for 18 minutes until tops are scorched.
tops have dark scorched spots
5
Cool 10 minutes; dust with cinnamon.

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