Portuguese Custard Tarts - Pasteis de Nata

This was my first time making it and it came with some bumps but it was overall delicious . Notes though is to use 1/2 a cup of sugar and I used vannila essence cause who has a vanilla bean lying around 😅 To top it off I sprinkled a little bit of ground cinnamon 👌 it makes a difference

Tasty! It's a keeper. Here's a couple of pointers that helped me. Cut store-bought Pepperidge Farm's pastries into 6 squares per pastry to fill your 12 doz cupcake pan:) Hold on. Spray the cupcake pan with nonstick spray (or grease them) before adding the pastry sheet. I used avocado spray. FYI- each pastry will cover more of one side than another when placed in the cc pan-not a problem.2/3 C of sugar worked but next time I'll try 1 C. The pastry isn't sweet so the sugar in the custard pairs well with the unsweetened pastry. Use a tablespoon and a half or two of egg mixture for each tart.In 20 min the tarts are done and look delish. Give it 30 or more minutes to cool.

They were good but too sweet and the instructions were not accurate so I was surprised when the filing puffed up.

These tarts came out well, if a bit plain. The reason I am not rating this higher is because the recipe itself was vague on some of the steps. I am a first time baker so with there being little explained about what shapes and size of pastry to place in the tins or what temp to cook the custard, I felt like I was winging it. They were also a little underdone in the pastry so I wonder if I should have baked them a little first, then added custard and finished baking them? Also I think the next time I will try whisking the cornstarch and a bit of the milk in a bowl instead of dumping it all straight into the saucepan to cook, maybe then I can avoid having to break up so many lumps. I think it did go well all things considered I just wish the recipe was a little more detailed. I look forward to trying it again.

Perfect, had to much custard so ended up overfilling them.