Portugese egg custard tarts

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10 servings

Very Easy

45 min

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Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons corn flour
• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 1 cup white sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 pkt frozen puff pastry, thawed or filo pastry (my preference)

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Preparation

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 muffin cups and link bottom and sides with pastry/
• In a saucepan, combine milk, corn flour, sugar and vanilla. Cook stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
• Place egg yolks in a bowl and 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. Remove 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 slightly browned on top.

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