Pastéis de Nata - Latin American Recipe

Pastéis de Nata

🌍 Latin American, Lisbon (Belém), Portugal Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• (Pastry) 250g puff pastry. Custard: 250ml milk
• 75ml cream
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 whole eggs
• 150g sugar
• 30g cornstarch
• 1 tsp vanilla
• lemon zest. Cinnamon and powdered sugar to finish

Method

1. Rolling — Roll pastry thin, cut circles, press into greased muffin tins. Chill.
2. Whisking — Whisk yolks, eggs, cornstarch until smooth. Heat milk, cream, sugar to simmer.
3. Pouring — Pour hot milk over eggs whisking. Add vanilla, zest. Return to pot, cook until thick.
4. Filling — Fill pastry shells ¾ full with warm custard.
5. Baking — Bake 230°C (450°F) for 12-15 min until charred tops appear.
6. Dusting — Dust with cinnamon and powdered sugar.

Tags: 250g puff pastry. custard: 250ml milk, cream, egg yolks, eggs, sugar · Source: Brittani's Almanac