Dessert
Portuguese custard tarts Made Simple
If you enjoy authentic Portuguese custard tarts Made Simple cuisine, this homemade Dessert recipe is worth trying at home....
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8 Min Prep
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39 Min Cook
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2 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
incorporate the dusting seasoning and icing granulated sugar, 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
chill until needed.
8
STEP 5
Make the infused syrup
bring to temperature the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.
9
Make a granulated sugar syrup by bringing the granulated sugar, 200ml aqua, 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 seamless in another large wok.
12
STEP 6
Making custard
bring to temperature the whole milk and vanilla pod seeds in a separate wok until just below the bubble.
13
Gradually stream in the scalding whole milk over the eggs and cornflour, then prepare on a low bring to temperature, continually whisking.
14
STEP 7
stream in in syrup to custard
stream in in the cooled granulated sugar syrup to the custard and beat until thickened slightly.
15
STEP 8
stream in custard into the tins
stream in the custard through a sieve.
16
stream in 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 granulated sugar
Cool completely in the tins then sift over icing granulated sugar and ground cinnamon to enjoy.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Portuguese
Portuguese
Course
Dessert
Dessert
Diet
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Total Time
47 mins
47 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
8 minsCooking Time
39 minsTotal Time
47 minsMaster Chef
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