Pasteis de nata (little portuguese egg tarts)

Name: Pasteis de nata (little portuguese egg tarts)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1 rectangular puff pastry sheet; 250 ml milk; zest of 1 untreated lemon; 30 g flour; 150 g sugar; 75 ml water; 4 egg yolks

Pasteis de nata (little portuguese egg tarts) - photo 2

Pasteis de nata (little portuguese egg tarts) - photo 3

Pasteis de nata (little portuguese egg tarts) - photo 4

Dessert

12 servings

Easy

55 min

How can we not think of the famous Pasteis de Nata when talking about Portugal? This specialty, both crispy and creamy, will delight your taste buds for a snack or dessert. A traditional recipe tested and approved by the entire Ptitchef team! Follow our written and video versions to recreate these little wonders step by step :-)

Ingredients

1 rectangular puff pastry sheet
250 ml milk
zest of 1 untreated lemon
30 g flour
150 g sugar
75 ml water
4 egg yolks

Materials

mixing bowl
12 pasteis de nata molds (or muffin tin)
oven

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Preparation

Preparation40 min

Cook time15 min

Roll the puff pastry into a log and cut it into 12 equal pieces.
Grease your molds and place a piece of pastry in each one (as shown in the video). Press down with your fingers to spread the dough evenly in the mold. Set aside.
Heat 150 ml of milk with the lemon peel. Mix the flour with the remaining milk (100 ml). When the milk starts to simmer, add the milk-flour mixture, and whisk constantly. The mixture should thicken in a few minutes.
Pour this mixture through a strainer to remove the lemon peel and any lumps. Heat the water and sugar in a saucepan.
When the mixture starts to boil, count 4 minutes. Then, pour the syrup obtained in a thin stream over the milk mixture while stirring. Let it cool for a few minutes.
Finally, add the egg yolks and mix well. Pour this mixture into each mold lined with puff pastry, without reaching the rim.
Bake for 15 minutes at 450°F (230°C).
And there you have it, your Pasteis de Nata are ready! Feel free to sprinkle them with ground cinnamon before enjoying them, hot or cold.

Observations

The molds: If you don't have any, use muffin tins.

The lemon: You don't have to add it; opinions differ on this in Portugal.

The cinnamon: You can add a cinnamon stick to infuse in the milk with the lemon peel.

The puff pastry: You can simply cut circles of puff pastry to place in the molds.