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🇵🇹 Portugal dessert

Pastéis de Nata

Crisp laminated pastry cups filled with caramel-spotted lemon custard.

Prep & cook55 minDifficultyMediumServes6
Pastéis de Nata

Make it step by step

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 240°C and press pastry spirals into a greased muffin tin.

  2. 2

    Whisk a little milk with cornflour and yolks.

  3. 3

    Warm remaining milk with sugar, lemon peel and cinnamon, then whisk into the yolks.

  4. 4

    Fill pastry cups three-quarters full and bake 14–16 minutes until blistered.

  5. 5

    Cool briefly and serve with cinnamon.

Chef’s tip

A very hot oven gives the custard its signature dark spots.