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Traditional Portuguese custard tarts Recipe
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Traditional Portuguese custard tarts Recipe

This version of Traditional Portuguese custard tarts Recipe is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for traditional Dessert configurations....

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13 Min Prep

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19 Min Cook

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6 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 combine 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.
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STEP 4 Press pastry into the tin Press the pastry circles into the tins and mould into the tins to make thin cases.
7
keep cold until needed.
8
STEP 5 Make the infused syrup bring to temperature 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
fluff up the eggs, egg yolks and cornflour until velvety in another large skillet.
12
STEP 6 Making custard bring to temperature the whole milk and vanilla pod seeds in a separate skillet until just below the bubble.
13
Gradually stream in the fiery whole milk over the eggs and cornflour, then bring to temperature on a low bring to temperature, continually whisking.
14
STEP 7 mix in syrup to custard mix in the cooled sweetener syrup to the custard and fluff up until thickened slightly.
15
STEP 8 stream in custard into the tins stream in the custard through a sieve.
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stream in into the pastry cases and bake for 15 moments until the pastry is golden and the custard has darkened.
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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
Course
Dessert
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
32 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

13 mins

Cooking Time

19 mins

Total Time

32 mins
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Author

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