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Pastéis de Nata

Prep time
75 min
Portions
2
Difficulty
Medium
90
kcal
Nutrition · Per portion
Carbs
12.1 g
Protein
1.8 g
Fat
3.6 g
Pastéis de Nata
Ingredients

For 2 portions

  • Puff pastry
    2 rolls
  • Milk
    20 ml
  • Whipping cream
    10 ml
  • Egg yolk
    1 Stk
  • Sugar
    15 g
  • Cornstarch
    3,3 g
  • Vanilla beanOr: Vanilla extract
    1 Stk
  • Lime juice 0.25 tbsp zestOr: Lemon zest
    as needed
  • Cinnamon stick
    1 Stk
  • Water
    10 ml
  • Powdered sugar
    1,8 g
  • Butter 3.25 g melted
    as needed
Method

Step by step

  1. 1

    Reduce sugar with water, cinnamon and lemon zest 5 min to syrup.

  2. 2

    Mix cornstarch smoothly with some cold milk.

  3. 3

    Warm remaining milk with cream and vanilla.

  4. 4

    Stir in starch milk and let thicken while stirring.

  5. 5

    Slowly stir in hot syrup.

  6. 6

    Off heat, stir in egg yolks one by one.

  7. 7

    Strain cream through sieve.

  8. 8

    Roll up puff pastry, slice, press into greased muffin pans and form base.

  9. 9

    Fill in cream, bake at 250°C 12-15 min until top has dark spots.

  10. 10

    Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cinnamon.

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