Pastel de Nata

Portuguese Pastry

Pastéis de nata or Pastéis de Belém are one of the most popular Portuguese sweets specialties with Conventual inspiration.
Pastéis de nata were created before the 18^th century by Catholic monks at Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, in Lisbon. At the time, convents and monasteries used large quantities of egg-whites for starching clothes. It was quite common for monasteries and convents to use the leftover egg yolks to make cakes and pastries, resulting in the proliferation of sweet pastry recipes throughout the country.

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