I haven’t blogged about international desserts before, so I welcome this recipe from Inês Simão who wanted to share with you a traditional Portuguese dessert called Farófias.
Hello! Guest poster, Inês, here. Most traditional Portuguese deserts are based on four main ingredients: milk, eggs, sugar and cinnamon. Farófias is no exception, and it’s a quick and easy recipe to make when you feel like having something sweet and don’t want to waste a lot of time. Here is what you will need:
Ingredients
- 4 cups milk
- 4 eggs
- 1 lemon
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- Powdered cinnamon
Instructions
- Separate the eggs and beat the whites into stiff peaks. Add a tablespoon of sugar and beat the whites again to incorporate the sugar.
- Add 3 cups of milk into a pan together with the cinnamon sticks and some lemon peel.
- When the milk reaches boiling point, lower the heat. Drop tablespoons of whites into the milk and let them cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Carefully for the whites not to fall apart, turn them and let them cook on the other side. Move them into a bowl with a slotted spoon.
- Mix the remaining sugar with a teaspoon of corn starch. Add a cup of cold milk and stir the mixture until it has a uniform texture.
- Add this mixture to the milk used to cook the whites and stir till it thickens up, but don't let it reach a boiling point.
- When ready, pour some of the mix carefully over the whites with a spoon. The remainder of the mix, pour it gently at the edge of the bowl, so the whites don't fall apart. Sprinkle with powdered cinnamon.
- Let it cool and enjoy 🙂
{About the Guest Author: Inês Simão}
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