Portuguese Pastel de Nata

Ingredients

• 1 sheet ready puff pastry
• For custard: 200ml double cream, 100ml milk, 100g sugar, 1 cinnamon stick, lemon peel, 4 egg yolks, 1 tbsp flour, 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Roll pastry into a tight log; slice into 12 rounds.
2. Press each into a muffin tin, working pastry up the sides.
3. Make custard: warm cream, milk, sugar, cinnamon and lemon peel.
4. Whisk yolks with flour; strain in warm cream; cook gently until just thickened.
5. Cool slightly; pour into pastry cups.
6. Bake at 250C for 12-15 minutes until tops blister.

Serving suggestions

• Eat warm, dusted with cinnamon.

Storage & reheating

Best same day.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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