Farófias com Creme
This recipe was kindly contributed by the Embassy of Portugal in Addis Ababa.
- 175 g of sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 l of milk
- 1 vanilla pod
- 2 tbsp. flour (or ideally corn starch)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 lemon peel
Boil the milk together with the cinnamon stick, the lemon peel, the vanilla pod and two tbsp. of sugar.
Beat the egg whites in a bowl, adding a few drops of lemon juice. Add two tbsp. of sugar to the egg whites and continue to beat. Place spoonfuls of the egg white in the boiling milk, and cook for one minute. Drain the egg whites and place on a platter.
Add the flour/corn starch and the remaining sugar to the egg yolks, adding some of the boiled milk, and mix well. Add this mixture to the remaining milk, and bring it to boil, stirring constantly, until it becomes a cream.
Pour the cream over the boiled egg whites, sprinkle with cinnamon powder and place in the refrigerator. Serve very cold, sprinkled with cinnamon and / or toasted almond on sticks.
A typical recipe, very tasty and easy to make.
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