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Portuguese Custard Tarts with Vanilla and Nutmeg

Name: Portuguese Custard Tarts with Vanilla and Nutmeg
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 1 sheet puff pastry; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 4 egg yolks; 1 1/2 cups whole milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; cinnamon for dusting

Classic Portuguese pastries filled with rich egg custard and dusted with cinnamon.

40 minutes12 servings

Portuguese Custard Tarts with Vanilla and Nutmeg — Photo: Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan · CC BY-SA 2.0

Method

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Roll out puff pastry and cut into circles.
Place in a tart pan and trim edges.
In a saucepan, whisk sugar, flour, egg yolks, milk, vanilla, and nutmeg.
Cook over medium heat until thickened, then cool.
Fill tart shells and bake for 15-18 minutes.

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