Pasteis De Nata - Portuguese Custard Pies
From gourmetana 14 years ago
- 40 to make
- Serves 12
The original recipe for Pasteis de Nata was invented by two Catholic sisters in the convent at the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and called Pasteis de Belem, since then the secret recipe has been heavily guarded. Around 1837, clerics from the monetary, set up Casa Pastéis de Belém, the first shop to sell the pasteis, in order to raise money for the monastery that took centuries to build and today is an UNESCO heritage site. Read more At the time the monetary and shop were easily accessible by ship, allowing tourists to quickly become familiar with Pasteis de Belem, and the news spread quickly. If you can't get to Lisbon and try the real thing, make these at home with no effort and surprise your friends with one of these pies and coffee. *** This recipe makes 12 individual pies*** See less
Ingredients
- 500ml/2 cups cream shopping list
- 150g/1 and 1/2 cups sugar shopping list
- 6 egg yolks shopping list
- 1 cinnamon stick shopping list
- 1 tablespoon flour shopping list
- 1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed shopping list
- ground cinnamon shopping list
How to make it
- Place the sugar and 6 egg yolks in a saucepan and mix them together with a spoon.
- Add the cream and the cinnamon stick. Place the flour in a small bowl. Take some of the cream mixture and stir it into the flour until it forms a thick cream consistency with no lumps. Then add the flour mixture to the saucepan with the cream.
- Gently heat for about five minutes allowing it to thicken to the consistency of custard.
- Roll the pastry onto individual cups and pour the cream mixture. Place in a pre-heated oven, 375F/180C, for about 15 minutes or until golden.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with cinnamon before serving.
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