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portugese custard cream tarts (pasteis de nata)

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Juliann Esquivel
@Juliann
Florida City, FL

When I lived in New Jersey there was a Portugese Bakery close by. Every Sunday I would go there to buy fresh "Pastelitos de Nata". They were to die for. They just melted in your mouth. There was always a big line to buy them. After moving away It had been many many years since I last had them. Well what luck a very good friend of mine marries a Portuguese girl; and her family comes from Portugal to visit and I was able to get this great recipe for this delectable dessert. Enjoy

(2 ratings)
yield 6 /8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For portugese custard cream tarts (pasteis de nata)

  • 1 c
    whole milk, do not use 2 per cent or less
  • 3 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1/2 stick
    vanilla bean or good vanilla
  • 1 c
    white sugar
  • 1 pinch
    scant few grains of salt, add to the milk
  • 6 lg
    egg yolks; i freeze & save the whites for another recipe
  • 1 pkg
    17.3 ounce frozen puff pastry shells or sheets thawed

How To Make portugese custard cream tarts (pasteis de nata)

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly greese 12 muffin cup pan or cupcake pan. Line the bottom and sides with the puff pastry.
  • 2
    In a saucepan, combine cold milk, sugar, cornstarch, pinch of salt, and vanilla. Cook, stirrring constantly, until mixture thickens. Place egg yolks in a medium bowl beat a little with a fork. Then wisk 1/2 cup of hot milk mixture into the egg yolks. Tempering them. Gradually add the egg yolk mixture back into the remaining milk mixture; wisking constantly. Cook stirring constantly for 5 minutes, or until thickend. Remove vanilla bean.
  • 3
    Fill pastry-lined muffin cups with the mixture about a tablespoon and a half per cup. Bake in preheated oven for 30/35 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and the filling is lightly browned on top. Enjoy
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