#custard

4 viral recipes tagged #custard.

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  Portuguese · Dessert / Pastry · 80 min

  Pastéis de nata — tortinhas de creme portuguesas

  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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  American · Dessert · 280 min

  Pudim de banana

  A proper Southern banana pudding built on a from-scratch stovetop custard, layered with Nilla wafers and ripe bananas, then crowned with billowy meringue or cold whipped cream. It sets up in the fridge into spoonable, vanilla-soaked layers with just enough banana perfume to taste like Sunday at Grandma's.

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  American · Dessert · 100 min

  Pudim de pão

  Cubes of day-old brioche soaked in a vanilla-scented custard, then baked until the top shatters into caramelized peaks while the center stays spoon-soft and just set. Finished with a warm bourbon-vanilla sauce that soaks into every crevice.

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  American · Dessert · 210 min

  Torta de Buttermilk (Leitelho)

  Buttermilk pie is a Southern heirloom dessert: a single flaky crust filled with a silky vanilla custard that gets its gentle tang from full-fat buttermilk. A spoonful of flour stabilizes the eggs so the filling bakes into a smooth, quivery set with a delicate golden top, and a partial blind bake keeps the bottom crust crisp instead of soggy. It tastes far richer than its humble pantry ingredients suggest, with a lemony brightness that keeps all that sugar and butter in check.

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