Pastéis de Nata: The Real Recipe for Portuguese Tartlets 🇵🇹🥮
Pastéis de Nata are one of the greatest symbols of Portuguese pastry. These famous little tartlets impress with their incredibly crispy puff pastry and creamy cream delicately flavoured with lemon, the surface of which is covered with characteristic caramelised spots when baked at very high temperatures.
Originally from Lisbon, these delicacies are enjoyed at any time of the day, accompanied by a strong coffee. With this recipe inspired by Portuguese tradition, you will be able to find all the authenticity of this emblematic specialty at home. Cooking and recipes
Why you’ll love this recipe?
An ultra-crispy puff pastry.
A rich, soft and melting cream.
A cooking that reproduces the typical caramelization of real Pastéis de Nata.
A simple recipe that will impress your guests.
An ideal dessert for breakfast, snack or the end of a meal.
Information
Servings: 10 to 12 tarts
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Resting time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 to 18 minutes
Oven temperature: 240°C
Level: Intermediate
Ingredients
For the puff pastry bases
1 roll of pure butter puff pastry (ideally with reverse puff pastry)
For the cream
250 ml whole
milk 200 ml full fat
cream 150 g sugar
4 egg
yolks 30 g sifted
flour The very fine zest of an untreated
lemon 1 pinch of salt
