Portuguese Custard Tarts Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/8 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 12 oz package ready-made puff pastry
- flour for rolling
Directions:
- Place the sugar in a pan with 5 tbsp of water and gently bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Dissolve the cornstarch in a little of the milk. Whisk the remaining milk, egg yolks, vanilla extract, and cornstarch mixture into the sugar syrup. Gently bring to a boil, stirring until smooth and thickened. Cover the custard and allow to cool.
- Open out the sheet of pastry and roll out a little more to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut the pastry into 4 inch circles and use them to line a small bun pan. Refrigerate until the custard is cool.
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Spoon the cooled custard into the tart cases and bake for 20 minutes until the tarts are golden brown.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.