PASTEIS de NATA ( Portuguese Style Egg Tarts)
I’ve been wanting to try this recipe since I saw this from Yummy magazine but I keep putting it off since I can’t find puff pastry here and I don’t want to make it from scratch either (I tried making it before, I failed and am not yet ready to try again..it wasn’t easy for me).
Ingredients
CRUST:
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Butter or 4 tablespoons / or Margarine / softened
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 pc Egg small size
FILLING:
- 3/4 cup Coconut Cream fresh or canned
- 1/4 cup Heavy Cream the original recipe has 1/2 cup each of coconut milk and cream, I changed it a little because I want the taste of coconut to stand out.
- 1/2 cup Fresh Milk
- 2 tablespoons Fresh Milk
- 1/3 cup Honey
- 1 tablespoon All Purpose Flour
- 1/8 teaspoon Cinnamon the original recipe has 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 2 pcs Egg Yolks large size
Instructions
CRUST:
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
- Prepare the crust by creaming butter and sugar until light.
- Add the egg and flour and continue mixing until well-blended.
- Form into a log and divide into 6 or 12 pieces.
- Put one ball of dough into each muffin cup; press to fit bottom and sides. Set aside.
FILLING:
- Make the filling by combining all the ingredients for it except for the egg yolks in a heavy saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thick and creamy.
- Remove pan from heat and slowly add egg yolks ( it's best to temper the yolks first by adding a little of the mixture to it to avoid lumps) while stirring gently.
- Strain the filling then pour into the crust; bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Tops must be burnt but the filling should still be quite soft.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!