Lemon Custard Pastry Cups (Pastel de Nada)

Medium

Servings

12 pastries

Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1

400 grams frozen puff pastry, thawed

2

2 cups cream

3

¼ cup all-purpose flour

4

6 egg yolks

5

1 cup white granulated sugar

6

2 tsp lemon zest

7

1 tbsp icing sugar

Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1

Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).

2

Roll half the dough out to 14×10-inch rectangle. Use a 4 ½-inch round cookie cutter to out circles.

3

Press the dough circles into 12 muffin cups. Line each with foil, then fill with pie weights. Freeze about 15 minutes.

15 minutes

4

Bake pastry shells in bottom third of oven for 10 minutes. Remove foil and weights; let cool for 10 minutes.

10 minutes

5

Meanwhile, in microwaveable bowl, whisk together cream, flour, egg yolks, sugar, and lemon zest. Microwave at medium for about 8 minutes, or until it reaches the consistency of pudding, whisking every minute or so.

8 minutes

6

Strain pudding into bowl; let cool for 5 minutes.

5 minutes

7

Pour pudding into shells. Broil 6 inches from the heat source for 3 minutes. Let cool on rack for 15 minutes

3 minutes

8

Remove pastries from pan, and refrigerate for about 4 hours.

4 hours

9

Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.