Pasteis de nata (little portuguese egg tarts)

Recipe Dessert

How can we not think of the famous Pasteis de Nata when talking about Portugal? This specialty, both crispy and creamy, will delight your taste buds for a snack or dessert.
A traditional recipe tested and approved by the entire Ptitchef team! Follow our written and video versions to recreate these little wonders step by step :-)

Ingredients:
- 1 puff pastry dough (rectangular)
- 1 cup milk (2/3+1/3 cup)
- zest of 1 lemon (better organic)
- 1 cinnamon stick (optional)
- 1/4 cup pastry flour
- 1 pinch of salt (optional)
- 1 teaspoon of butter (ointment, at room temperature to grease the molds)
- 4 egg yolks

For the syrup:
- 1/3 cup water
- 3/4 cup sugar

For the topping:
- Powdered sugar (optional)
- Powdered cinnamon (optional)


See recipe on site: https://en.petitchef.com/recipes/dessert/pasteis-de-nata-little-portuguese-egg-tarts-fid-1570249