Portuguese Pasteis de Nata

Ingredients

• 2 tbsps all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 3/4 cup water
• 16 tbsps unsalted butter (room temperature, stirred until smooth)
• 3 tbsps all-purpose flour
• 11/4 cups milk (divided)
• 11/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cinnamon sticks
• 2/3 cup water
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 6 large egg yolks (whisked)
• powdered sugar
• cinnamon

PREP TIME

1 hr

TOTAL TIME

2 hr 30 min

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) Lightly grease 12 muffin cups and line bottom and sides with puff pastry.
2. In a saucepan, combine milk, cornstarch, sugar and vanilla. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Place egg yolks in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk 1/2 cup of hot milk mixture into egg yolks. Gradually add egg yolk mixture back to remaining milk mixture, whisking constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, or until thickened. Remove vanilla bean.
3. Fill pastry-lined muffin cups with mixture and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and filling is lightly browned on top