# Pastéis de Nata

A classic Portuguese egg custard tart with a crispy crust.

- Total time: 20 min
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.25 cup flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 lemon peel
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 splash vanilla
- 0.5 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 pre-made puff pastry

## Instructions

1. Mix together a quarter cup of flour and a quarter cup of milk and set it aside.
2. In panela number one, combine one cup of milk, a lemon peel, a cinnamon stick, and a splash of vanilla.
3. When the mixture in panela number one hits a boil, add in the flour and milk mixture.
4. Remove panela number one from the heat.
5. In panela number two, add a half cup of water and a full cup of sugar.
6. Dissolve the sugar in panela number two and boil for three minutes.
7. Remove panela number two from the heat and mix both panelas together.
8. Run the mixture through a strainer to remove all chunks and let it cool down fully.
9. Once cooled, add in four egg yolks.
10. For the dough, use pre-made puff pastry.
11. Roll the puff pastry like a cigar.
12. Cut the rolled puff pastry into sections and place them in the formas.
13. Fill the forms about three quarters of the way to the top.
14. Bake in the forno at 485 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.

## Equipment

- panela
- strainer
- formas
- forno

## Tips

- The thinner the dough, the better.
- Fill the forms about three quarters of the way to the top.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWEmv78kUr4/?igsh=aTlnbmE2bGdvemoz
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bdd42ccf-eceb-403f-bd53-719909c379d8
- Extracted: 2026-03-21

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