Portuguese Pastéis de Nata (Custard Tarts)

Ingredients

• · 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
• · 1 cup milk
• · ¾ cup sugar
• · ¼ cup flour
• · 1 cinnamon stick
• · 1 strip lemon peel
• · 4 egg yolks
• · Ground cinnamon, to dust

Method

1. 1 Heat the oven as hot as it goes, 500°F / 260°C.
2. 2 Roll the puff pastry into a tight log, slice into 12 discs, and press each into a muffin tin so the spiral shows on the rim.
3. 3 Simmer the milk, sugar, and flour with the cinnamon stick and lemon peel until thick, then take out the cinnamon and peel.
4. 4 Off the heat, whisk in the egg yolks fast so they do not scramble.
5. 5 Fill each shell three-quarters full and bake 12 to 15 minutes, until the tops blister dark.
6. 6 Cool 5 minutes, dust with cinnamon, and eat warm.