#pastry
3 viral recipes tagged #pastry.
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Pastéis de Nata — Portuguese Custard Tarts
Lisbon's iconic custard tart: crisp, blistered, shatteringly flaky puff pastry cradling a rich, just-set egg-and-cream custard, the tops scorched dark in a blazing oven and dusted with cinnamon. Born at the Jerónimos Monastery in Belém, pastéis de nata are Portugal's gift to the world's bakeries — best eaten warm, the same day, with an espresso. The blistered, caramelised top is the whole point.
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Homemade Phyllo Dough
Phyllo dough is the whisper-thin Greek pastry behind baklava, spanakopita, and countless village pites, made from nothing more than flour, water, olive oil, vinegar, and salt. A splash of vinegar and a full hour of resting relax the gluten so each ball rolls and stretches to near-transparency without snapping back. Homemade sheets are a touch sturdier and more flavorful than boxed phyllo, which makes them forgiving to handle and gorgeously crisp once baked.
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Cream Puffs
Crisp, golden shells of French choux pastry with airy, custardy hollows, split and filled with clouds of vanilla whipped cream. The magic is in the method: cooking the flour into a stiff paste on the stovetop drives off water and lets the dough absorb enough egg to puff dramatically in a hot oven, no leavening needed. A two-temperature bake sets the crust fast, then dries the centers so the puffs stay crisp instead of collapsing.
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