Pastéis de Nata (Portuguese Egg Tarts)

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The sweet, creamy vanilla- and lemon-scented custard filling and crisp pastry shell of petite Portuguese egg tarts leave many a tourist yearning for these iconic pastries upon returning home.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Pie

SERVES12

TIME2¾ hours, plus 50 minutes chilling

Pastéis de Nata (Portuguese Egg Tarts)
The Perfect Pie

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Pie

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The sweet, creamy vanilla- and lemon-scented custard filling and crisp pastry shell of petite Portuguese egg tarts leave many a tourist yearning for these iconic pastries upon returning home. For our take inspired by Portuguese–American ver...

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