Portuguese Custard Tarts (pasteis De Nata)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed

Recipe

• 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.