Portuguese custard tart: If you’ve had a chance to visit Portugal, just the thought of pasties de Nata is enough to make you feel good. This decadent dessert is famous for its distinctive caramelized, come brlée-like topping. Without a doubt, pestis de Nata is Portugal’s favorite dessert.
- Total Time: 40 Minutes
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 25 minutes
- For how many people: 4
- Easy
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Ingredients need to make the Portuguese custard tart recipe (Pastis de Nata)
For Pastry Cream:
- 500 ml of milk
- 7 egg yolks
- 90 grams of castor sugar
- 75 grams cornflour
- 75 g butter
- 5 ml vanilla essence
For the puff pastry:
- 500 grams flour
- 500 g butter
- 5 grams salt
Method of making Portuguese custard tart recipe (Pastis de Nata)
- Boil milk and add the castor sugar. Put the egg yolk and cornflour in a bowl, add it to the boiling milk and mix well.
- Add butter and vanilla essence.
For the puff pastry:
- Mix 250 ml cold water and knead the flour and salt together.
- Grease the dough with butter and keep it to set.
- Knead the dough to make the tart.
- Bake the tart till it is completely cooked.
Pastis de Nata:
- Apply pipe pastry cream to the tart.
- Pour cinnamon sugar on top and torch until lightly caramelized.
Key Ingredients: Milk, Egg Yolk, Castor Sugar, Cornflour, Butter, Vanilla Essence, All-purpose flour, Butter, Salt
