This is a quick Cheats version of a Portuguese Custard tart…. and well worth the effort.
Cheats Portuguese Custard Tarts. Yes we all love them….but do we really want to be tempted with them at home?…..hell yeah. These are definitely the cheats custard tarts but they are all the same , straight out of the oven, a custard tart…………. no arguing there. They are really very quick if you just pre -prepare. A great one for a quick morning tea or if you need to take some sweet treat with you that you know people will like. I made these some time ago when I was doing Saturday cooking classes. They were very popular and a lot of people made them. This recipe was a combination of one found on www.notquitenigella and a recipe from Jamie Oliver. They work very well.
Portuguese Custard Tarts
Ingredients
- 2 sheets of frozen puff pastry thawed and left on the plastic. keep chilled
- 120 gm caster sugar granulated
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 Tablespoons cornflour
- 185 ml cream thickened ( 3/4 cup)
- 250 ml milk 1 cup
- Flour for dusting
- vanilla
Instructions
- Oven 200 degrees. Use a 12 whole tart tin
- Make the custard and chill it. Its great left over night as it thickens up beautifully and is quick and easy to spoon into the cases to pop into the oven just before you want to cook them
- Put the cornflour,sugar,vanilla and yolks into a bowl with enough milk to blend thoroughly, with a whisk. Add the remaining liquid the milk and cream and pour into a small pot and cook over medium heat stirring constantly till it thickens. It will not split because it has cornflour in it, so don't e afraid to let it come to the boil. Pour into a bowl , cover with cling wrap and chill.
- Spray your muffin tin. Fold 1 sheet of the puff pastry in half. Then roll into a sausage from the shortest side, so you have a thick short sausage ( this will make the layers). Pop back into the fridge for a minute, to firm up. Slice the sausage into equal sized discs. You should get about 6 or more from a sausage.* ( test the size of the first one, by rolling out very thinly and putting into the muffin tin, before cutting them all )
- Put a little flour onto the bench and roll out the disc until it is rounded and thin and fits into your muffin tin. ( It doesn't need to be reach to the top of the muffin tine, just half way up the side) Fill the whole tin, then spoon in the custard leaving just a little room at the top.
- Pop the tray into the oven for about 20-25 minutes. Take a peek and check that they are getting nice golden colour spots. ( you can turn the oven up for the last 5 minutes if they dont look like thaey are burnished enough.) They may still be a little soft and runny before they cool down
- The pastry layers are mad and crazy and appear to be layered like a real Portuguese tarts ....don't skip this step.
- eat immediately
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They look fantastic Tania! So glad that everyone liked them 🙂
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella recently posted..Sketti With Buttered Ketchup
Hello Lorraine!! thanks
These look really yummy!
Chompchomp recently posted..Sayers Food, Leederville
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Oooh, they do sound good, Tania! I used to love Portuguese tarts – bit tricky now as I’m a little sensitive to lactose. I do miss them!
celia recently posted..Roast Beef
Oh sham about that celia…
Love the tip about adding cornflour to prevent the milk and cream from splitting! Will have to try it.
Hi Melissa, nice to have a Brisbane contact. Enjoy your custard
I adore portuguese tartlets! They are so good hot right out of the oven!
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted..Marinated Fig and Parmesan Salad
Thanks angie……
I’m a sucker for tarts and these looks yum!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com recently posted..BabaGanoush Tomato Salad
Hello kiran…..Id make you a fresh delicious one if you were here
I love Portuguese Tarts and these look so lovely, Tania. I love your bone handled knife too. I’m trying to source some for my own use. I’ll probably have to hunt some down in garage sales xx
Hotly Spiced recently posted..On the Buses
Oh Charlie that knife is from the Salvos store………
As you say, everyone loves custard tarts but I have never made my own. Thick cold custard is the best!
Suzanne Perazzini recently posted..Lemon Curd Cupcakes – I got to use the excess berry cream cheese frosting
Oooo yes cold thick custard seriously
Beautiful photos!
yummychunklet recently posted..ffwD: Chicken Tagine with Sweet Potatoes & Prunes
hello…..thank you I so appreciate that!
I love this “cheats” version of Portuguese custard tarts. So easy. And they look great as well! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for reading!