Nata pastries

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 250 g flour
• 250 g butter
• 10 tbsp water, cold
• 2 pinches of salt
• ½ liter of milk
• 275 g sugar
• 35 g flour
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 egg(s)
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 packet of Bourbon vanilla sugar or the seeds of one vanilla pod
• Cinnamon
• powdered sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes

Portuguese recipe from my mom for puff pastry tarts with custard

Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and add 2 teaspoons of the butter, the cold water, and the salt. Knead into a very firm dough and roll out. Place the remaining butter, which should be the same temperature as the dough, in the center of the dough and fold the dough over the butter on all sides. Then roll it out. Turn the dough over and roll it out again in the opposite direction. Let it rest in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Repeat this folding, rolling, and resting process three more times and chill for 30 minutes before further processing. Bring the milk and butter to a boil in a saucepan. Mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Place the egg yolk in a small bowl. When the milk boils, remove the pan from the heat and add the flour mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Place the pan back on the stovetop and bring to a boil while stirring continuously. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool slightly. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla sugar or vanilla seeds and mix well. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll out thinly. Line the greased muffin tins or other baking cups with the dough. Spread the cream on the dough and fill to the top. Preheat the oven to 250°C. Place the tray or cups in the oven and bake for about 10 minutes. The tops of the cakes should be very dark. If you don’t like it, you can remove the cakes beforehand. Remove the tray from the oven, let cool briefly, and then remove the cakes. Dust with powdered sugar and cinnamon and serve while still warm.