Portuguese Custard Tarts - Pasteis de Nata

Name: Portuguese Custard Tarts - Pasteis de Nata
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 6 egg yolks; 237 milliliters milk; 496 grams package frozen puff pastry, thawed; 1 vanilla bean; 237 milliliters white sugar

Portuguese Custard Tarts - Pasteis de Nata might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 342 calories. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. A mixture of cornstarch, puff pastry, milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) Lightly grease 12 muffin cups and line bottom and sides with puff pastry.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

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Muffin Liners

Oven

In a saucepan, combine milk, cornstarch, sugar and vanilla. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.

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Corn Starch

Vanilla

Sugar

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Place egg yolks in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk 1/2 cup of hot milk mixture into egg yolks. Gradually add egg yolk mixture back to remaining milk mixture, whisking constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, or until thickened.

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Egg Yolk

Milk

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Whisk

Bowl

Remove vanilla bean.

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Vanilla Bean

Fill pastry-lined muffin cups with mixture and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and filling is lightly browned on top

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Crust