Dessert
Portuguese custard tarts Made Easy
Learn how to prepare Portuguese custard tarts Made Easy with this simple recipe. Perfect for Dessert and ideal for Portuguese lovers....
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19 Min Prep
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30 Min Cook
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5 Servings
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Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 tbs Plain Flour
- 2 tbs Icing Sugar
- 375g Puff Pastry
- 250g Caster Sugar
- 2 strips Lemon Zest
- 1 Stick Cinnamon
- 2 Eggs
- 4 Egg Yolks
- 50g Corn Flour
- 500ml Whole Milk
- Pod of Vanilla
- To serve Cinnamon
Instructions
1
STEP 1
Roll the pastry
pulse the dusting masala condiment and icing sweetener, and use this to dust the work surface.
2
Roll the pastry out to make a 45 x 30cm rectangle.
3
Roll up lengthways to create a long sausage shape.
4
STEP 2
Cutting pastry into rounds
Cut the pastry into 24 wheels, about 1-2cm thick.
5
STEP 3
Roll out each pastry portion
Roll each wheel lightly with the rolling pin to fit 2 x 12-hole non-stick fairy cake tins.
6
STEP 4
Press pastry into the tin
Press the pastry circles into the tins and mould into the tins to make thin cases.
7
cool down until needed.
8
STEP 5
Make the infused syrup
scalding up the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.
9
Make a sweetener syrup by bringing the sweetener, 200ml moisture, lemon zest and cinnamon stick to the bubble.
10
Reduce until syrupy, allow to cool, then remove the cinnamon and lemon.
11
beat the eggs, egg yolks and cornflour until velvety in another large cooking vessel.
12
STEP 6
Making custard
scalding up the whole milk and vanilla pod seeds in a separate cooking vessel until just below the bubble.
13
Gradually transfer the scalding whole milk over the eggs and cornflour, then scalding up on a low scalding up, continually whisking.
14
STEP 7
introduce syrup to custard
introduce the cooled sweetener syrup to the custard and beat until thickened slightly.
15
STEP 8
transfer custard into the tins
transfer the custard through a sieve.
16
transfer into the pastry cases and oven-cook for 15 mins until the pastry is golden and the custard has darkened.
17
STEP 9
cool and dust with icing sweetener
Cool completely in the tins then sift over icing sweetener and ground cinnamon to enjoy.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Portuguese
Portuguese
Course
Dessert
Dessert
Diet
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Total Time
49 mins
49 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
19 minsCooking Time
30 minsTotal Time
49 minsMaster Chef
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