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🍰 Crispy Portuguese Custard Tarts

159 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Take the puff pastry out of the packaging and remove the baking paper.
  2. 2. Roll the pastry into a long roll.
  3. 3. Press the roll with your hands until it is 24 centimeters long.
  4. 4. Cut one whole roll into 12 equal pieces using a string.
  5. 5. Cut the half roll into 6 equal pieces.
  6. 6. Shape the pastry pieces into small snails.
  7. 7. Place the pastry snails in the refrigerator for further processing.
  8. 8. Whisk the milk with the cream in a pot.
  9. 9. Add the starch, vanilla extract, sugar, egg yolks, and lemon zest.
  10. 10. Stir the mixture until there are no more lumps.
  11. 11. Set the stove to medium heat.
  12. 12. Bring the cream to a boil while stirring constantly.
  13. 13. Remove the pot from the heat.
  14. 14. Pour the hot cream into another container.
  15. 15. Let the cream cool down covered.
  16. 16. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius top and bottom heat.
  17. 17. Grease two muffin trays with baking spray.
  18. 18. Take the puff pastry snails out of the refrigerator.
  19. 19. Press the pastry pieces slightly flat.
  20. 20. Place the pastry into the muffin molds.
  21. 21. Press the edge up so that it reaches halfway up the mold.
  22. 22. Stir the cooled vanilla cream with a hand mixer or whisk.
  23. 23. Fill the cream into the pastry molds using a medium scoop.
  24. 24. Smooth the surface of the cream.
  25. 25. Bake the tarts in the preheated oven one after the other.
  26. 26. Bake them for about 20 to 25 minutes.
  27. 27. Take the tarts out of the oven when the surface is golden brown.
  28. 28. Let the tarts cool down completely.
  29. 29. Carefully release the tarts from the mold.
  30. 30. Dust the finished tarts with powdered sugar.
  31. 31. Sprinkle them with a little cinnamon as well.

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