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Easy custard tarts

I love Portuguese custard tarts – they are perfect for celebrating most occasions, ideal for afternoon teas and picnics. Most importantly they are super easy to make! These  easy custard tarts are made with shop bought or home-made leftover  vanilla custard. It’s important that your ready-made custard is thick and good quality (I used Madagascan extra thick custard).  If it's not -  add some vanilla paste and cornflour to thicken it up!  Then you can mix in some  cinnamon powder, lemon/orange zest etc, depending on the occasion or season. I make mine with cinnamon in the winter; lemon zest in the spring. In the summer I  add  some berries or dried apricots and nuts to the filling! I've made these tarts with gluten-free and normal puff pastry -  both are very tasty!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: Spanish
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry I used gluten-free
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup ready-made vanilla custard
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder or grated zest of 1 lemon/orange

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Lightly grease a shallow muffin tin or scone tin. Cut the pastry into circles, using a glass or cookie cutter ( big enough to fit in the tin holes). Press the disks into the wholes.
  3. Mix the custard with the egg yolk and cinnamon (or citrus zest).
  4. If you're using fruits/dried fruits, scatter a couple of pieces into each case.
  5. Pour the custard into the pastry cases and bake for 15-20 mins, until golden.
  6. Transfer the tarts to a wire rack to cool.
  7. Serve at room temperature, dusted with icing sugar, if liked.