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EASY PORTUGUESE EGG TART (PASTEL DE NATA)

EASY PORTUGUESE EGG TART (PASTEL DE NATA)

Try this Pastel de Nata or Portuguese Egg Tarts recipe. Taste just like the ones from Macao, light and smooth egg custard with crisp flaky puff pastry.

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How long to boil eggs (soft, medium, firm, or hard boiled)

Ingredients

number of servings
10
  • 70 gms heavy cream (at least fat) Added to
  • 70 gms sugar Added to
  • 3 yolk Added to
  • 1 tablespoons cornstarch Added to
  • 200 ml fresh full-fat milk Added to
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence Added to
  • 1 sheet puff pastry Added to
  • butter for greasing the forms Added to
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Directions

40 min.
1. Step

Form the dough into pastry shells. Freeze them for some minutes while preparing the custard.

EASY PORTUGUESE EGG TART (PASTEL DE NATA) - preparation step 1
2. Step

In a bowl, whisk together the cream, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch and milk until well combined and all lumps age gone.

EASY PORTUGUESE EGG TART (PASTEL DE NATA) - preparation step 1
3. Step

Using a double boiler, cook the egg mixture over medium-low heat while stirring continuously until it reaches the correct thickness, like that of a crepe batter. Remove from heat and place pot in a cold water bath to stop it from cooking further.

EASY PORTUGUESE EGG TART (PASTEL DE NATA) - preparation step 1
4. Step

Add the vanilla extract and stir until well mixed. Let it cool down to room temperature.

EASY PORTUGUESE EGG TART (PASTEL DE NATA) - preparation step 1
5. Step

Preheat oven to 250°C.Take the puff pastry shells from the fridge and fill them with the egg mixture leaving about 5-7mm of the top uncovered.

EASY PORTUGUESE EGG TART (PASTEL DE NATA) - preparation step 1
6. Step

Baked them at 250°C for 5 minutes or until the pastry starts to puff. Lower the temperature to 200°C and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the top of the custard gets the burnt spots and the bubbling starts to subside. Rotate your tray several times throughout baking time to get the crust brown evenly.

EASY PORTUGUESE EGG TART (PASTEL DE NATA) - preparation step 1
7. Step

Remove from oven and place on the cooling rack. Portuguese Egg tarts are best eaten while still warm.

EASY PORTUGUESE EGG TART (PASTEL DE NATA) - preparation step 1

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