Pastéis de Nata

Ingredients

• 1 sheet puff pastry
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp flour
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1Roll puff pastry into a tight log and slice into 12 rounds; press each into a muffin tin cup.
2. 2Infuse milk with cinnamon stick and lemon zest, then strain.
3. 3Whisk sugar and flour, then whisk in the infused milk and egg yolks.
4. 4Cook the custard over low heat, stirring, until it just thickens; stir in vanilla.
5. 5Pour custard into the pastry cups, filling almost to the top.
6. 6Bake at 500°F for 12-15 minutes until the tops are deeply spotted and blistered.
7. 7Cool slightly before serving, dusted with cinnamon if desired.

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