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Authentic Portuguese Egg Tarts: My First Attempt Baking for a Portuguese Friend  Golden, caramelized Portuguese egg tarts fresh from the oven. Introduction There are moments in life when you find yourself committed to something before you fully understand what you have gotten into. Baking Portuguese egg tarts for an actual Portuguese person was one of those moments for me. My ex-manager, Joao, is Portuguese. From the day he discovered my love for baking, he has been asking me to bake some Portuguese egg tarts. It sounded daunting, but to be fair, I did not even do a search for Portuguese egg tarts before deciding that in my mind. As he continued telling me how delicious they are and how they could not be more different from Chinese egg tarts, I said I would try baking the Portuguese version if he could bring some for me from Portugal. He agreed. I had no more excuses. The best opportunity came up when a group of us were going to visit Joao and Ruth's baby, Luke....