Pastel de nata

Name: Pastel de nata
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 290g plain flour; 1/4 tsp salt; 210ml water; 240g very soft unsalted butter; extra flour, for dusting; 40g plain flour; 60ml milk; 165ml water; 240g caster sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; another 250ml milk; 1/2 tsp vanilla, optional; 6 egg yolks

Instructions

Prep:1h 15minCook:20min

This traditional pastel de nata recipe is adapted from the YouTube channel CupcakeJemma. Because puff pastry needs to stay in the refrigerator for a minimum of a few hours, but ideally overnight, it is best to make the pastry the day before. Also, the amounts listed for custard are enough for 12 tarts, so you can store the other log of puff pastry in the freezer and use within two weeks or double the amount of custard, and bake 24 pastel de nata instead of 12.

Updated at: Sun, 06 Feb 2022 07:45:57 GMT