Portuguese Pastéis de Santa Clara Recipe

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Mon, Nov 2, 2020

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These pastries were named after the Santa Clara convent in Coimbra, Portugal, where they were invented and prepared by nuns.

Preparation time	20 min
Cooking Time	45 min
Ready In	1 h 15 min
Level of Difficulty	Easy
Servings	8

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter, chilled1 and 3/4 cups of flour2 tablespoons of ice water1 egg, slightly beatenFilling:1/2 cup of sugar1 tablespoon of water1/2 cup of ground almonds4 egg yolks Get Portuguese ingredients

Directions

Add butter and water into the flour, then knead until you get a smooth dough.
Place in a bowl and cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate.
Add the sugar and water to a saucepan, then bring to a boil without stirring, until syrupy.
Then, add the almonds and the yolks you've previously whisked and stir until you get a thick paste.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator, and roll it out very thin, about 1/8-inch in thickness.
Cut out circles in the dough with a 3-inch cutter.
Place a teaspoon of the almond filling in the center of each circle, then fold, and seal with water.
Brush the pastries with an egg wash, then bake at 200°C or 400°F for 20 minutes or until golden.
Take out of the oven and while still hot and roll in powdered sugar.

Recipe & Photo Credit: tasteatlas.com

Eddy

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Comments

Glen Ferreira - 1 Year ago

oh uau, bom dia amigo, o meu ficou tão delicioso que eu tive que fazer mais, obrigado, é apreciado.

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Eddy

Great to hear Glen. 👍👍

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Dolores - 1 Year ago

In the instructions this recipe, it will look like half moons when I fold it and pinch with a fork? I just want to make sure I do it correctly

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Eddy

Dolores, you are not supposed to fold into half, you are putting the filling in the middle of the circle, then fold all around until you have a small ball like shape.

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