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CREDIN PUFF PASTRY FILLING

Original name: Credin Natas.
Complete powder mix to produce the filling for the Portuguese "Pastel de Nata" (puff pastry cup cake).
This is a Custard to be baked. 

RECIPE

CREDIN PUFF PASTRY FILLING

1 kg 10 kg
Half fat Milk (2,5% fat) 2 kg 20 kg

PROCEDURE

Mix CREDIN PUFF PASTRY FILLING with milk in the mixer and whip at medium speed.
Mixing time: ± 3 min. 
Resting time: ± 15 min. 
Fill the cup cakes moulds previously lined up with puff pastry dough.
Baking temperature: ± 350 ºC
Baking time: ± 10 to 12 min.

Flavour: the product already contains flavour. The costumer may however adjust the flavour to its own preferences (e.g. adding a bit of cinnamon powder).

SALES UNIT

Bags of 10 kg.

BASIC RECIPE OF PUFF PASTRY DOUGH FOR THE CUP CAKES

Recipe for dough:
Wheat flour type 55 1 kg
Margarine CREDIN MASSAS 50 g
Table salt 10 g
Water (approximately)  550 g
Margarine for the turns:
MARGARINA CREDIN CROISSANT PASTEL DE NATA 600 g

Procedure for the Puff Dough:

Knead the ingredients for ± 7 minutes at medium speed. 
Wrap up the dough with the margarine CREDIN CROISSANT– PASTEL DE NATA. 
Laminate the dough (1x3) for two times, leaving each time at ± 8 mm of thickness.
Wrap up the dough in plastic and let it rest for approximately 5 minutes. 
Final lamination of the dough until it reaches the final thikness of 4 mm. 
Roll the dough as a swiss roll and cut small pieces with about 1,5 cm wide.
Place each piece in a cup cake mold and open the small rolls with the thumb finger from the center to the edges, to adjust it to the cup molds. 
Rest for ± 30 minutes.
Place the cup molds in a baking tray and with the help of a funnel fill the cups with the filling of CREDIN PUFF PASTRY FILLING (see recipe in above).
Bake as already explained in the above procedure. 

See the video "How to bake Pastel de Nata"...