Pasteis De Nata – Pleasantly Sweet

Summary

Ingredients

• 1 packet puff pastry from the refrigerated shelf
• 400 ml milk
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder, possibly
• 150 grams sugar
• 1 packet vanilla sugar (bourbon vanilla sugar)
• 30 grams flour
• 1 pinch (s) salt
• 1 egg (s)
• 3 egg yolks
• Flour for the work surface

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Instructions

1. Bring the milk with the butter to the boil. In the meantime, mix the sugar, vanilla sugar, flour and salt together. As soon as the milk boils, add the flour-sugar mixture and stir. Let simmer for another 2 minutes, until it is nice and creamy. Remove from heat and let cool down a bit.
2. Preheat the oven to 225 ° C (top / bottom heat). In the meantime, roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface with a rolling pin. It should be 34 x 42.5 cm. Then cut out about 20 circles (8 - 8.5 cm in diameter) and place in muffin molds. There should be a border about 1 cm high. Then put the muffin molds on the baking sheet.
3. Mix the three egg yolks and the whole egg into the milk cream and then use a jug to spread them on the muffin cups. Be careful not to overflow the cream. As soon as the oven is preheated, put in the baking sheet.
4. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes until the puff pastry has risen, then switch on the grill for another 3 - 5 minutes. The pasteis are ready when they have dark brown spots. Then switch off the oven, open a little and let the pasteis cool down slowly.
5. The pasteis sink in a bit as they cool down. But don`t worry: they look the same in Portugal! If you want, you can sprinkle cinnamon on top before serving.