Pastéis de Nata
Description
Pastéis de Nata AKA Portuguese Custard Tarts.
This recipe came about after seeing Grimm Green review a juice called 'Taruto', it sounded delicious but being from Australia, I wasn't able to find it without paying exorbitant shipping costs; thus I decided to try and make my own take on the profile.
NOTES:
TPA PIE CRUST / CAP FUNNEL CAKE / INW BISCUIT / TPA BUTTER
This is the base for the butter pastry cup. They all mix together well to create a nice flaky, all butter, decadent pastry for the custard to sit on.
CAP VAN CUSTARD / CAP CDS / FW DULCE DE LECHE / FLV COOKIE DOUGH
This is obviously the custard filling, the vanilla custard, dulce de leche and cookie dough create a nice dense custard with caramel notes, having the vanilla custard at such a high percentage means the eggy notes are pretty obvious and up there which is what I wanted, however adds a lot to the steep time. The Dulce de Leche adds more of a sweetened milkiness to the custard, it adds a brightness and really boosts it into something delicious and unique. The Cinnamon Danish swirl is there to add the cinnamon, is also adds a bit of fluffiness to the pastry base. I would have just gone with FLV Rich Cinnamon instead of CDS, however I don't have it, give it a try?
TPA BROWN SUGAR / TPA TOASTED MARSHMALLOW
This works with the cookie dough and toasted marshmallow to create a caramelized and 'burnt sugar' taste to the custard, like it's fresh out of the oven. The toasted marshmallow was also added to fluff everything out and provide the nice mouth feel you get from the recipe.
Give this bad boy at least a 10 day steep to let the custard really come together.
As always, constructive criticism is always welcome.
Recipe
CAP Cinnamon Danish Swirl 1%CAP Funnel Cake 1.5%CAP Super Sweet 0.25%CAP Vanilla Custard 4.5%FLV Cookie Dough 0.75%FW Dulce De Leche 1.5%INW Biscuit 0.75%TPA Brown Sugar 1%TPA Butter 0.25%TPA Pie Crust 1.5%TPA Toasted Marshmallow 1.5%Total Flavor: 14.5%