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Pastel de nata – Portuguese vanilla pastries

Pastel de nata pastries are a Portuguese delicacy with a flaky puff pastry crust and a vanilla filling. The pastries are easy to make at home using ready-made puff pastry and flavorful vanilla custard.

Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

Pastel de nata – portugalilaiset vaniljaleivokset
Prep 15 min Cook 15 minTotal 30 minInspired by valio.fi

Method

  1. 1

    Thaw the pastry sheet and preheat the oven to 225 °C.

  2. 2

    Roll out the pastry sheet to half its original thickness. Cut round bases (approx. ø 10 cm) from the pastry sheet using a drinking glass or a pastry cutter, and transfer the bases into the cups of a greased muffin tin. Prick the bases with a fork.

  3. 3

    Mix the filling ingredients together and spoon into the cups on top of the pastry bases.

  4. 4

    Bake in the middle of the oven for approx. 15 min. Let the finished pastries cool until lukewarm. Dust with cinnamon and icing sugar before serving.