portuguese lemon tartlets (queijadas de leite)
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I've seen dozens of recipes for this lemon Portuguese dessert (similar to small cupcakes), but this one was the easiest to understand once I had the recipe translated. I boosted the lemon flavor a bit by adding fresh lemon juice, and I think it make them a little more tangy and lemony.
yield
24 cupcakes
prep time
10 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For portuguese lemon tartlets (queijadas de leite)
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4 Tbspbutter, melted
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2 cgranulated sugar
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3 lgeggs
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1 Tbspfresh lemon zest
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1 Tbsplemon juice
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1 c+ 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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3 cmilk
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butter and flour (for greasing cupcake pan)
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confectioner's sugar (optional, for dusting cupcake tops)
How To Make portuguese lemon tartlets (queijadas de leite)
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1Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour 24 cups in 1 or 2 regular-sized cupcake pans; set aside.
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2Heat milk to almost boiling, but remove from heat before scalding.
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3In an electric mixer, cream the melted butter, sugar, eggs, lemon zest and lemon juice. Slowly add the flour and heated milk, and mix on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes.
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4Divide the batter equally among the 24 cupcake cups, filling about 1/2 to 3/4 full.
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5Place cupcake tins in preheated oven, and bake for 45 minutes. Let cool in pan before removing cupcakes from the pan. The center will be a little sunken and wiggly, that's OK.
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6They're usually served unfrosted, but you can lightly dust the tops with a little sifted powdered sugar or shredded coconut, if you like. Another option is to spoon fresh sliced berries on top, just before serving.
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