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Pastéis de Nata

Name: Pastéis de Nata
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 portions
Cuisine: portugaise
Ingredients: 320 g Puff pastry; 200 ml Heavy cream; 100 ml Milk; 3 piece Egg yolks; 60 g Sugar; 1 tbsp Flour; 1 tsp Vanilla powder; 1 tsp Cinnamon; 2 tbsp Sugar for dusting; 1 tbsp Butter for pan

Portuguese custard tarts with a crispy puff pastry exterior and creamy vanilla custard filling, dusted with cinnamon sugar. A classic delicacy.

30 min6 servings220 kcalDifficulty: Easy

Ingredients

320 g Puff pastry
200 ml Heavy cream
100 ml Milk
3 piece Egg yolks
60 g Sugar
1 tbsp Flour
1 tsp Vanilla powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 tbsp Sugar for dusting
1 tbsp Butter for pan

Instructions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 220°C and butter a muffin tin.
Step 2
Unroll the puff pastry, cut into squares, and gently press them into the muffin cups.
Step 3
Heat the milk and cream together until boiling. Whisk egg yolks with sugar until pale, then add flour and vanilla.
Step 4
Slowly pour the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks while whisking. Strain through a fine sieve.
Step 5
Pour the custard into the pastry shells and bake for 15-18 minutes until golden.
Step 6
Remove from the oven, let cool slightly, and dust with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.

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