Pasteis de Nata (Portugal)
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Serves: about 12 people. Portion size: about 70g per person. Flaky Portuguese custard tarts with blistered caramelised tops. Nutrition is estimated per 100g of finished dessert.
Estimated Nutrition (per 100g finished recipe)
- Calories
- 316 kcal
- Protein
- 5.3 g
- Carbohydrate
- 34.5 g
- of which sugars
- 18.6 g
- Fat
- 17.4 g
- of which saturates
- 9.2 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
- Salt
- 0.29 g
Ingredients
- 320g all-butter puff pastry
- 250ml whole milk
- 30g plain flour
- 150g caster sugar
- 75ml water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 strips lemon zest
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Ground cinnamon to serve
Method
Roll the pastry tightly into a log, slice into 12 pieces, and press each piece into a greased muffin tin.
Whisk a little of the milk with the flour to make a smooth paste.
Heat the remaining milk until steaming, then whisk it into the flour paste.
Simmer the sugar, water, cinnamon, and lemon zest for 3 minutes to make a light syrup.
Whisk the syrup slowly into the milk mixture, then cool for 5 minutes.
Whisk in the egg yolks and vanilla, then strain.
Fill the pastry cases two-thirds full and bake at 240C for 12-15 minutes until blistered and golden.