Portuguese custard tarts
“Discover the joy of making Portuguese custard tarts at home. This 45-minute portuguese recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.”
🤖 Why This Recipe Matches Your Mood
Discover the joy of making Portuguese custard tarts at home. This 45-minute portuguese recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
This Portuguese custard tarts is a beloved Portuguese dish that brings comfort and satisfaction to any meal. Its flavors have been refined over time to create the perfect balance that keeps people coming back for more.
Cooking is more than just preparing food—it's an act of love, creativity, and connection. This recipe embodies that spirit, offering you a chance to create something special in your own kitchen.
📋 Portuguese custard tarts
📝 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
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STEP 1
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Roll the pastry
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Mix the flour and icing sugar, and use this to dust the work surface. Roll the pastry out to make a 45 x 30cm rectangle. Roll up lengthways to create a long sausage shape.
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STEP 2
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Cutting pastry into rounds
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Cut the pastry into 24 wheels, about 1-2cm thick.
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STEP 3
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Roll out each pastry portion
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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
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Press pastry into the tin
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Press the pastry circles into the tins and mould into the tins to make thin cases. Chill until needed.
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STEP 5
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Make the infused syrup
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Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Make a sugar syrup by bringing the sugar, 200ml water, lemon zest and cinnamon stick to the boil. Reduce until syrupy, allow to cool, then remove the cinnamon and lemon. Whisk the eggs, egg yolks and cornflour until smooth in another large pan.
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STEP 6
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Making custard
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Heat the milk and vanilla pod seeds in a separate pan until just below the boil. Gradually pour the hot milk over the eggs and cornflour, then cook on a low heat, continually whisking.
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STEP 7
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Add syrup to custard
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Add the cooled sugar syrup to the custard and whisk until thickened slightly.
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STEP 8
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Pour custard into the tins
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Pour the custard through a sieve. Pour into the pastry cases and bake for 15 minutes until the pastry is golden and the custard has darkened.
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STEP 9
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cool and dust with icing sugar
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Cool completely in the tins then sift over icing sugar and ground cinnamon to serve.
💡 Why This Recipe?
Discover the joy of making Portuguese custard tarts at home. This 45-minute portuguese recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
⭐ Pro Tips
- 1Read the entire recipe before starting to avoid surprises
- 2Prep all ingredients before cooking (mise en place) for a smoother experience
- 3For best results, use fresh, high-quality Plain Flour
- 4Taste as you go and adjust seasonings to your preference
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