Portuguese Milk Tarts Food

PORTUGUESE MILK TARTS {QUEIJADAS DE LEITE}

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl combine 2 cups of sugar and flour.
• Whisk in beaten eggs, then add melted butter, continuing to whisk, and then milk.
• Pour mixture into greased muffin tin, filling them to a little more than ¾ full.
• Bake on center rack for 30 mins or until sides and top are golden.
• Remove the tarts from muffin tin while hot by running a sharp knife around the sides and lifting them out.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over the tarts as a topping.
• Serve the same day or store in cool place until ready to serve. Can be made 1 day ahead and served at room temperature.

PORTUGUESE MILK TARTS (QUEIJADAS DE LEITE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously grease muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray (recipe will fill 18 cups of a muffin tin).
• In a large bowl beat the eggs, sugar and melted butter with a fork or whisk until smooth.
• Add in the flour and mix until smooth.
• Add in the warm milk and mix until smooth. The batter will be very thin and runny.
• Pour into the greased muffin tins filling each cup 3/4 of the way full.
• Bake 20 - 30 minutes, or until golden brown, on the middle rack of oven.
• Note: while baking the tarts will puff up and while cooling they will sink.
• Remove from oven. Sprinkle cinnamon on top of each tart (optional).
• Allow tarts to cool in pan for 5-10 minutes and then carefully remove from pan. Use a knife or cake spatula to loosen the edges of the tart from the pan to remove.

PORTUGUESE CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• Pour the egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch into a saucepan and whisk them together. Gradually beat in the cream and milk until smooth. Place the pan over medium heat, and stirring constantly, cook until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Switch off the heat, and stir in the vanilla extract. Transfer the custard to a bowl, cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming, and leave out to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 12-count muffin pan.
• Halve the puff pastry sheet horizontally. Set one half on top of the other, and set it aside for 5 minutes. Tightly roll up the puff pastry from short end to short end. Cut the puff pastry log into 12 (1/2-inch) rounds. Lay each piece on a lightly floured surface, and using a rolling pin, flatten out each round until they are 4-inches in diameter. Press each round into each muffin pan. Spoon the cooled custard into the pastry cases, and bake until the pastry and custards are golden, about 20 to 25 minutes. Leave the tarts in the pan for 5 minutes, and then remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

EASY PORTUGUESE MILK TARTS RECIPE (QUEIJADAS DE LEITE)

Steps:

• Gather and pre-scale all the ingredients, then pre-heat your oven to 185ºC (365ºF.
• Combine the flour and sugar into a bowl and mix together with a whisk for about 30 seconds.
• Add one egg and mix into the flour mixture just until absorbed about 10 seconds.
• Now add the second egg mixing until the batter begins thickens.
• Add the melted unsalted butter into the mixture and mix until well combined about 30 seconds.
• Pour in the milk slowly, I poured 1/2 cup at a time, mixing in-between each addition.
• The batter should be runny and have some bubbles at the surface.
• Grease a muffin pan with cooking spray. You can dust some flour into the cavities of the muffin molds if you want but i just sprayed them.
• Fill each of the muffin cup almost to the top of the muffin tins.
• Bake in preheated oven of about 25-30 minutes or until golden at the top, these milk tarts took exactly 25 minutes to bake.
• Remove from oven an allow to cool in muffin pan for about 15 minutes, this will allow the tarts to separate from the sides of the muffin pan so that they can be removed without being stuck. If you notice that some parts are stuck, use a butter knife or fork to loosen them away from the side walls.
• Serve with some cinnamon powder or icing sugar.
• Enjoy!

PORTUGUESE MILK TARTS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350°F. Grease the individual molds. Beat the sugar and butter until lightly creamy, add the eggs, then the flour, the milk and mix everything well. Pour into the molds. Bake until golden (about 45 minutes). Unmold while they are still warm. Recipe & Photo Credit: olharpovoacense.blogspot.com

PORTUGUESE CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• Grease muffin pans with margarine.
• Place the puff pastry over a table dusted with flour. Dust the pastry with a little more flour and roll out the pastry into a rectangle shape with a rolling pin. Roll the pastry from one end to the other and cut in round slices with 4 centimeters / (1 1/2 inches). Put the slices within the muffin pans and press the center of the pastry with fingers until fill completely the muffin pans, set aside.
• In a bowl, dissolve the corn starch in 50 ml / (3 1/3 tablespoons) milk.
• In a saucepan, pour the remaining milk, lemon peel, cinnamon stick, the dissolved corn starch and sugar. Stir and bring to low heat, stirring occasionally. When starts boiling, remove the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick (reserve both). Turn off the heat and add the egg yolks one by one, stirring constantly. Add the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick and place back over low heat until obtain a creamy mixture, about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180ºC / (350ºF).
• Turn off the heat, remove the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick and pour the cream in the muffin pans. Bake for about 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven, unmold and let cool. Sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar and serve.

PORTUGUESE EGG TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Place the pie crust mix into a bowl, and lightly rub the butter and water into the mix until the mixture holds together well enough to form a ball. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead several times to make the dough more elastic. Form into a ball again, and cut the ball in half; cut each half into half again (4 pieces); cut each quarter into thirds to make 12 total pieces. Roll the pieces into balls, and set aside.
• Beat together the egg yolks, sugar, cream, milk, and vanilla extract in a bowl until light and foamy, about 3 minutes; strain the filling through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl.
• Press a dough ball into the bottom and about 1 1/2 inches up the sides of a prepared muffin cup; repeat for remaining dough pieces. Spoon each crust about 80 percent full of the egg yolk mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crusts are golden brown, the filling is set, and the tarts are lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

JAMIE OLIVER'S PORTUGUESE CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• Begin by preparing pastry shells.
• Lay puff pastries out flat, sprinkle with cinnamon and lightly rub it in to spread out and coat surface evenly.
• Roll up both pastry sheets and cut each into 6 even pieces.
• Stand up each piece on it's end and flatten down with fingers into disc shape, place disc's in standard muffin pan.
• Using fingers, spread each piece into a cup shape using the pan as a mold.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes at 400°F in oven on top shelf.
• While they're baking prepare custard mix.
• In a medium sized bowl mix together eggs, sugar, vanilla, creme fraiche and zest from 1 orange.
• Shells should still be a little soft and slightly puffed out when they come out of the oven - using a spoon, push back the pastry into the mold and into its cup shape so it can hold the custard.
• Fill each shell almost to the top with custard mix.
• Put custard-filled pastry shells back into 400°F oven on top shelf and bake for 8-10 minutes.
• While tarts continue baking prepare caramel topping.
• Heat up a medium sized saucepan on the stove over medium-high heat.
• Add sugar and juice from 2 oranges.
• Use care and caution when making caramel - it is like molten lava. Only use metal utensils while working with caramel as it will ruin wooden spoons and plastic could melt.
• Continuously watching pot and stir occasionally to prevent burning, sugar will melt and bubble as it cooks.
• Caramel is ready once it turns a nice amber color and should be done around the same time the tarts are finished baking.
• Move tarts onto wire rack to cool. Using a spoon, drizzle caramel over top of each tart.

PORTUGUESE CUSTARD TARTS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C (425°F).
• In a small pan, place the sugar, water, and cinnamon stick. Simmer for 3 minutes and set aside.
• Combine milk and cream in a saucepan and place over a medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil, then remove from the heat and set aside.
• To a large bowl, add the egg yolks, whole egg, vanilla extract, and corn flour. Whisk until fully combined and no lumps remain.
• Temper the egg mixture by introducing the hot milk and cream in two 100 milliliter batches, then whisk.
• Return mixture to the saucepan and place over a low-medium heat. Whisk continually until mixture thickens. Turn off heat.
• Remove cinnamon stick from the syrup and slowly trickle into the custard, whisking continually.
• Lightly flour a work surface and cut puff pastry into 12 equal pieces.
• To a lightly greased muffin tin, push each piece of puff pastry down and up into the sides of the muffin holes until evenly distributed.
• Pour custard into each muffin tin so each one is three quarters full. Bake for 16-20 minutes until golden and brown.
• Serve warm with a dusting of icing sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
• Enjoy!

PORTUGUESE CUSTARD TARTS (PASTEIS DE NATA)

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, and cold water in a bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon until dough just comes together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Dough should be sticky; adjust with more flour or water to achieve what's shown in the video.
• Transfer dough onto a well floured surface. Dust a little more flour over the top. Knead for a minute or two to form a round. Cover and let rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Roll dough into a square about 1/8 inch thick, dusting with flour as necessary; dough should still be sticky.
• Spread 1/3 of the butter over 2/3 of the square using a silicone spatula, leaving a 1/2 inch border. Flip the unbuttered side over the middle of the square and fold the opposite end over it like a letter. Straighten the edges as needed.
• Turn dough with a bench scraper to unstick it from the counter; dust with flour. Flip and sprinkle more flour on top. Roll dough into a 1/8-inch-thick rectangle, carefully stretching edges as needed. Spread another 1/3 of the butter over 2/3 of the dough. Fold into thirds. Transfer onto a lined baking sheet and freeze until butter is slightly chilled, about 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle dough with flour and roll into a square a little over 1/8 inch thick. Spread remaining butter over the dough, leaving a 1- to 1 1/2-inch border on the top edge. Dip your finger in water and lightly moisten the unbuttered edge. Roll dough into a log starting from the bottom edge. Dust with more flour and polish the ends as needed. Seal with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
• Combine sugar, 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon water, cinnamon, and lemon zest in a pot. Boil over medium heat, without stirring, until syrup reaches 210 to 215 degrees F (100 degrees C). Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven 550 degrees F (288 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Whisk flour, salt, and cold milk together very thoroughly in a cold pot. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until milk thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for at least 10 minutes.
• Whisk egg yolks into the cooled milk. Add the sugar syrup and vanilla extract. Mix until combined. Strain custard into a glass measuring cup.
• Unwrap the dough and trim any uneven bits on the ends. Score log into 12 even pieces using a knife; cut through.
• Place a piece of dough in each muffin cup. Dip your thumb lightly in some cold water. Press thumb into the center of the swirl; push dough against the bottom and up the sides of the cup until it reaches least 1/8 inch past the top. Fill each cup 3/4 of the way with custard.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pastry is browned and bubbly, and the tops start to blister and caramelize, about 12 minutes. Cool tarts briefly and serve warm.

PORTUGESE CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 12 hole muffin tin and pre-heat oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6
• Put egg, yolks, sugar & cornflour in a pan and mix well together then gradually add the milk until mixture is well mixed and smooth.
• Place pan on medium heat and stir constantly until mixture thickens and comes to the boil. Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• Put custard in a glass/ceramic bowl to cool and cover with cling film to prevent skin forming.
• Cust pastry sheet into two pieces and place them on top of each other. Roll the pastry tightly, from the short side, into a log and cut the log into 12 even sized rounds.
• On a lightly floured board, roll each round into a disc (approx. 10cm) and press the pastry discs into the muffin tin.
• Spoon in the cooled custard and bake for 20-25mins until golden on top. Leave to cool in the tin for 5mins then move to a cooling rack to finish cooling although they can be eaten warm.