Saturday, February 06, 2016
Pastel de Nata - Portuguese Custard Tarts
I was in two minds about what to bake this weekend. I have been thinking of making Chinese egg tarts, dan tat with proper flaky pastry from scratch for a while now, but I have also had thoughts about trying to make Portuguese custard tarts, pastel de nata instead. In the end, I opted for the latter as I was short on time and missing some ingredients for egg tarts (it was eleven o'clock at night when I decided to bake - yes I do suffer from insommina but its also the only time I get to bake in peace) and I still haven't bought some proper big dan tat tins yet. The only ones I have are tiny - perfect for mini dan tats but since I only have 8 mini tins, it would take until 3 am to make enough to feed the family.
So, by default, I opted to make Portuguese Custard Tarts instead and followed Rachel Khoo's recipe . There were a couple of adjustments to the recipe as I didn't have full fat milk - only semi skimmed and no cream, so I substituted with all semi-skimmed milk and I reduced the sugar by a quarter to make it a little less sweet. I also used shop bought puff pastry as Hubby picked some up for me the other day. The results are still lovely smooth creamy custard in crispy pastry which were perfect for breakfast in the morning for a very excited Small Boy and Hubby.
So, by default, I opted to make Portuguese Custard Tarts instead and followed Rachel Khoo's recipe . There were a couple of adjustments to the recipe as I didn't have full fat milk - only semi skimmed and no cream, so I substituted with all semi-skimmed milk and I reduced the sugar by a quarter to make it a little less sweet. I also used shop bought puff pastry as Hubby picked some up for me the other day. The results are still lovely smooth creamy custard in crispy pastry which were perfect for breakfast in the morning for a very excited Small Boy and Hubby.
