Portuguese custard tarts

Directions

• 1.

  Combine all custard ingredients in a saucepan and whisk until smooth and combined

• 2.

  Bring to boil over a medium heat, stirring/whisking constantly. Boil for 2 minutes still stirring until thickened. Turn off the heat and set aside.

• 3.

  Set oven to 230’C Grease a 12 hole muffin tin.

• 4.

  Roll out the shortcrust pastry into a square. Roll up the pastry into a sausage shape. Cut the ‘sausage’ into 12 even pieces. Roll each piece out flat into a round shape, press into the muffin holes.

• 5.

  Whisk the custard again, take out the cinnamon stick. Fill the pastry holes until 2/3rds full, do not overfill.

• 6.

  Bake for 10-12 minutes until the pastry is nicely brown at the edges and the custard has firmed up and has the brown marks on the custard traditional on custard tarts

• 7.

  Let the tarts cool in the tin before taking them out.