Pastel de Nata
82Min
6Servings
420Cal
HardLevel
VegetarianKid friendly
Ingredients
Puff Pastry
flour tipo 55 (cold)
375 g
cold water (cold)
200 ml
salt
4 g
butter (cold)
250 g
Sugar Syrup
sugar
500 g
water
250 ml
lemon peel (peel)
1 piece
cinnamon stick
1 piece
Custard Base
sugar syrup
500 ml
flour
100 g
milk (cold)
100 ml
egg yolks
8 piece
Instructions
1
Make the puff pastry
Mix flour, salt, and cold water to form dough, incorporate butter, fold twice, and chill rolled.
20 min
2
Prepare sugar syrup
Boil sugar, water, lemon peel, and cinnamon stick until syrup forms.
10 min100°Ctimer 10 min
3
Prepare custard base
Mix flour with cold milk, gradually add syrup, then stir in egg yolks.
10 min
4
Line moulds and chill
Roll out pastry, line moulds, and chill for 30 minutes.
30 mintimer 30 min
5
Bake the tarts
Bake at 220°C for 12 minutes until tops are golden and crisp.
12 min220°Ctimer 12 min
Original recipe
Storage
Fridge: 2 days
Freezer: 30 days
Reheat: Oven 180°C 5-7 minutes
Best eaten fresh. Reheat to restore crispness of pastry.
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