Pasteis de nata (Portuguese cream tarts)
By: Lotte Duncan From: Good Food Live
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Pasteis de nata (Portuguese cream tarts)
- Prep time:
- 20 mins, plus cooling
- Cook time:
- 25 mins
- Serves:
- Makes 12-16 tarts
Discover the joys of home-made custard tarts with Lotte Duncan's recipe for a traditional Portuguese treat
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Ingredients
- 4 egg yolks
- 75g caster sugar
- 140ml single cream
- 500g Puff pastry
Method
1. In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and caster sugar until thick and pale.2. Gradually add in the cream, beating well.
3. Pour the mixture into a heavy-based saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
4. Simmer, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Set aside to cool.
5. Preheat the oven to 240°C/gas 9.
6. Roll out the puff pastry finely and cut out 12-16 rounds.
7. Use the puff pastry rounds to line a greased, deep mini-muffin tin, pressing the pastry in well.
8. Fill each pastry case with a tablespoon of the cooled custard.
9. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the pastry is golden and risen and the custard has browned on the top. Cool, then serve.
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