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Natillas
Spanish Custard
4 C whole milk
Zest of 1/2 lemon
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 tsp. salt
1-1/4 C sugar
8 egg yolks
1/4 C cornstarch dissolved into 1/4 C water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Ground cinnamon (for garnish)
In a large saucepan, combine milk with the lemon zest, cinnamon stick and salt; bring to a simmer. In a large bowl, beat sugar with egg yolks with an electric mixer on medium speed for about four minutes, or until pale yellow in color. Beat in the cornstarch-water mixture. At low speed, gradually beat in half of the hot milk. Pour egg-milk mixture into saucepan and cook over moderate heat, whisking constantly for about fifteen minutes or until mixture is thick. Whisk in the vanilla. Transfer custard to a large bowl; discard cinnamon stick and lemon zest. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of the custard; refrigerate for about three hours or until well-chilled. Spoon custard into six medium bowls; sprinkle with ground cinnamon and serve.
Note: Natillas will keep up to three days in the refrigerator.
*Natillas image (C) Ixfd64 (2009). Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, a freely licensed media file repository.
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