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Lisbona di piazza in piazza. Scopriamo un percorso del bello e del gusto

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LISBON PASTEIS

In the Belém Quarter you will find the historic ‘pasteleria’ where a binge of pasteis de nata is inevitable, They are traditional cream cakes on a crispy wafer in the shape of a small basket filled with cream made with eggs, sugar, milk, flour, cinnamon and lemon.Delicious … just one is not enough, believe me…The legend says that they were an invention of the monks of the monastery who, given the success, later began to produce them also outside the walls and the recipe spread throughout Portugal. Recipe that I got right from the pasteleria, here you go!THE RECIPE OF PASTEIS DE NATA
Ingredients for 12 pasteis100 grams of sugar4 yolks1 tablespoon of cornstarch1 teaspoon of vanilla essence250 ml of fresh cream2 rolls of puff pastrycinnamonPreparationFor the cream:in bain-marie, whip the egg yolks with the sugar, incorporate the corn and vanilla, add the cream, continuing to mix until the cream has thickened (about 10 minutes) Remove from heat, pour the cream into a cold bowl.Stir until the cream is cold and then cover it with plastic wrap.Put the 2 rolls of puff pastry one on top of the other, squeezing them lightly to make them stick together, then roll them up and finally cut the roll into slices. Sprinkle each slice with flour, then mash it to form a circle.Curve the edges of the circle to make a basket and line muffin molds. Fill with the cream up to the edge. Then cook in a preheated convection oven at 220 ° C for about 15 minutes then continue with the grill for another 3-5 minutes. The surface must be golden and caramelizedDone!Let them cool and sprinkle them with ground cinnamon.INFOVisit Lisboa (english)https://www.visitlisboa.com/en