Leite Creme

AuthorMaggie Burjel
DifficultyBeginner

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Leite Creme
Yields8 Servings
Ingredients
 1 qt Milk
 7 oz Sugar
 1 Cinnamon Stick
 Lemon Peel
 6 Egg Yolks
 4 tbsp Cornstarch
Directions
1

In a pot, add the milk with the sugar, the cinnamon stick and the lemon peel. Bring to a boil.

2

Meanwhile, add the egg yolks to a bowl and mix them with a little bit of cold milk and the cornstarch until smooth.

3

When the milk is boiling, remove from heat and remove the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick.

4

Add the mixture of the yolks and cornstarch that you just made.

5

Mix vigorously with a wire rod and put the pot again in the heat until the mixture thickens.

6

Once it thickens, remove it from the heat and pour it onto a serving plate.

7

Pour some sugar on top and burn the sugar with a specific iron tool (optional). It is ready to eat!

Ingredients

Ingredients
 1 qt Milk
 7 oz Sugar
 1 Cinnamon Stick
 Lemon Peel
 6 Egg Yolks
 4 tbsp Cornstarch

Directions

Directions
1

In a pot, add the milk with the sugar, the cinnamon stick and the lemon peel. Bring to a boil.

2

Meanwhile, add the egg yolks to a bowl and mix them with a little bit of cold milk and the cornstarch until smooth.

3

When the milk is boiling, remove from heat and remove the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick.

4

Add the mixture of the yolks and cornstarch that you just made.

5

Mix vigorously with a wire rod and put the pot again in the heat until the mixture thickens.

6

Once it thickens, remove it from the heat and pour it onto a serving plate.

7

Pour some sugar on top and burn the sugar with a specific iron tool (optional). It is ready to eat!

Leite Creme