Portuguese Custard Tarts
"These are absolutely delicious - a favourite with coffee here in Oz. So easy to make!"
photo by Magpie Jo
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
12 tarts
ingredients
- 3 sheets frozen puff pastry
- 2 tablespoons custard powder
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1 2⁄3 cup cream
- 1 orange, zest of
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- icing sugar, to dust
directions
- Preheat oven to 220 Degrees Celsius.
- Cut each sheet into 4 10cm circles, line 1/2 cup muffin pan with dough. Refrigerate.
- Stir custard powder, sugar and 1/2 cup cream until smooth.
- Stir in zest and essence.
- Bring remaining cream to boil in saucepan.
- Stir quickly into custard mixture.
- Stir over low heat 2 minutes until thickened.
- Cool 5 minutes and pour into prepared cases.
- Bake in middle oven 15 minutes.
- Dust with icing sugar to serve.
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Reviews
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These were absolutely fabulous. Thanks L -
We love these tarts when in Portugal and these are the closest we have had to the proper pastis da nata -
Everyone liked these and they were so easy to prepare. I made mine in smaller muffin pans which gave me 18. They did sink down a lot in the middle on cooling - I'm not sure if this is usual. Someone suggested that a dollop of cream in the middle would be really good, so I'll try this next time. Mascarpone cheese might also work. Thanks Wendy, I'll definitely be making these again! -
It's a shame that the photo displays such pale custard pies. It does do them any justice.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Wendy's Kitchen
Australia
Working mother living in beautiful Sydney, Australia.
