Portuguese egg yolk cream

Ovos Moles Pastry Cream: Add sugar followed by the water into a medium-size stainless steel pot, and stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring the syrup to a boil on medium heat or until the temperature reaches 107°C (225°F). Simple trick, once you notice the syrup beginning to boil, remove it from the heat 5 minutes later. Remove the pot from the heat and allow the sugar syrup to slightly cool down to about 60°C (140°F) In the meantime, pass the egg yolks through a sieve into a clean dried bowl. Gradually and slowly add the sugar syrup into the egg yolks stirring constantly with a spatula until well mixed. When preparing pastry creams, always add hot to cold, not cold to hot. Pour the egg mixture back into the pot and cook on medium-low heat stirring constantly until the mixture begins to thicken about 5-7 minutes. Do not bring to a boil, you can reduce the heat to low. The ovos moles pastry cream is ready when you pass the spatula across the bottom and leaves a clean streak with both sides separating. Transfer the pastry cream into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow cooling in the refrigerator until ready to use. To Make Tradtional Ovos De Mole Pastry: Fill Aveiro Wafer Shells with the pastry cream, add the top layer and trim off the shells with a scissor. If you don’t have the premade shells, follow the below recipe to make the wafer dough. Make The Ovos Mole Wafer Dough: Add the flour, water, and oil into a mixing bowl with a hook attachment and mix the dough for about 6 minutes until it is fully developed. Alternatively, you can the flour into a bowl. Create a well in the center and add the remaining dough ingredients. Mix the ingredients using a spatula until the flour absorbs the liquids, then transfer to a floured working surface and knead by hand for about 10 minutes. Once the dough is mixed, slightly flatten and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Using a rolling pin, sheet the dough very thin to about 1mm, then cut discs with a 3-inch round cookie cutter. Fill each disk with 1 teaspoon of ovos moles pastry and fold over to resemble a patty. Place on a lined baking sheet and bake for 3-5 minutes at 150°C (300°F) or until wafers are light golden brown. Serve and Enjoy!!