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Fried Custard Squares
(Leche Frita)
Start the preparation the night
before, or several hours in advance.
Ingredients
1 litre milk
Peel of 1 lemon
1 cinnamon stick
6 egg yolks
6 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons cornstarch
Flour for dusting
2 beaten eggs
Oil for frying
Cinnamon and sugar for dusting
Icing sugar
Optional: strawberry jam
Method
- Put milk, lemon peel, and
cinnamon in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Lower the heat and simmer for ten
minutes. Set aside.
- In another saucepan beat the egg
yolks until lemon-coloured, then beat in the cornstarch.
- Stir in a few tablespoons of the
hot milk mixture, then gradually stir in the rest. Cook
over a moderate heat, stirring constantly, for about four
minutes or until thickened.
- Take out the lemon peel and
cinnamon stick.
- Pour into a large greased,
rectangular pan and leave to cool. Then refrigerate this
for several hours or overnight.
- Once set, cut it into small
squares, dust each square with flour, and dip them in the
egg mixture.
- Heat the oil and fry the squares
until brown on all sides.
- Drain. Dust with a mixture of
sugar and cinnamon.
- Just before serving, sprinkle
with powdered sugar. If you wish, serve with strawberry
jam.
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