Portuguese Pastéis de Nata

Name: Portuguese Pastéis de Nata
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 sheet puff pastry; 1 cup heavy cream (250 ml); 4 egg yolks; 1/2 cup sugar (100 grams); 1 tablespoon cornstarch; Peel from half a lemon; Butter for greasing the molds

Creandoaficiones - Susana Sg @creandoaficiones

These pastéis de nata are one of the most famous desserts in all of Portugal, also known as pastéis de Belém. The original recipe is secret and known by only three people in the world, so after searching online, I settled on the one from lacucharinamagica—delicious! Although these may not look exactly like the ones you’ve seen, I assure you the flavor is very close. This recipe makes about 12 pastries.

Creandoaficiones - Susana Sg @creandoaficiones

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Ingredients

50 minutes

Serves 4 servings

1 sheetpuff pastry
1 cupheavy cream (250 ml)
4egg yolks
1/2 cupsugar (100 grams)
1 tablespooncornstarch
Peel from half a lemon
Butter for greasing the molds

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Steps

50 minutes

1

Use a silicone muffin pan for six muffins.
2

Roll out the puff pastry with a rolling pin and cut circles using a glass.
3

Grease the muffin pan with a little butter and line each cup with the puff pastry to form tartlet bases. Set aside and refrigerate.
4

In a bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar.
5

Add the cornstarch and heavy cream.
6

Pour the mixture into a saucepan with the lemon peel and heat until it starts to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
7

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
8

Fill the puff pastry shells almost to the top with the cream mixture.
9

Bake for about 25 minutes. You can sprinkle them with powdered sugar and/or cinnamon. Enjoy!