Pastel de nata
Get stuck in Pastry
Mix the flour with a small amount of milk. Boil the remainder of the milk and mix in well. Filling
Make a paste with water, sugar, cinnamon and lemon and boil for two minutes. Mix the paste with the flours and milk. Leave to cool then add in the egg yolk and eggs. Pre-heat the oven to 320/340°C. Cut the puff pastry sheet into two pieces and place them on top of each other. Tightly roll the sheets into a log, starting from the short side. Next, cut the pastry into 12 evenly-sized pieces. Place one piece in each of
the 12 wells of the muffin tin. Dipping your thumb in cold water first, press your thumb down into the center of the dough piece and press outwards to form a cup with the pastry. The pastry cup should have its top edge just above the top of the well of the muffin tin. Fill each pastry cup ž of the way to the top with the filling. Put the tray in the oven and bake until the custard starts to caramelize and the pastry turns golden brown (roughly 10-12 minutes).
245