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Portuguese Custard Tarts

This recipe makes a buttery, sweet custard tart with a custard aromatic that is baked to charred perfection on the top.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 34
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1/4 cup cornflour
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 1/2 cup thickened cream
  • 3 egg yolks (beaten)
  • 4 sheets frozen puff pastry (semi-thawed)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced) for 15 minutes.
  2. Place sugar and water in saucepan over medium heat. Cook syrup, stirring, for 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Boil without stirring for 3 minutes.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine cornflour, milk and cream; mix well. Add egg yolks and whisk well.
  4. Add sugar mixture slowly, whisking continuously.
  5. Pour mixture back into saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring until mixture comes to the boil. Set aside to cool.
  6. Using a 6cm plain round pastry cutter, cut 48 rounds from the semi-thawed pastry sheets.
  7. Place pastry rounds into Mini Muffin pans and tamper down to form pastry cups. Prick base of each cup twice with a fork.
  8. Place silicone muffin tray on cooling rack. Using a rounded teaspoon, spoon custard mixture into uncooked pastry shells to half-fill.
  9. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until tarts are golden and pastry is crisp.
  10. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until tarts are golden and pastry is crisp.
  11. Dust generously with icing sugar and serve warm or just at room temperature.

Notes

Add flavourings such as lemon, lime or orange zest.