Natillas – Spanish pudding with cinnamon and lemon
Ingredients
- 1 l milk
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 lemon, unwaxed
- ¼ tsp salt
- 8 egg yolks
- 4 tbsp water
- 4 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 250g brown sugar
- Cookies, to flavor, optional
- coconut flakes, to taste, optional
Utensils
- pan
- knife
- bowl
- whisk
- jars
Instructions
- Pour the milk and cinnamon into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Using a sharp knife, remove the zest from the lemon in one long strip.
- Add the lemon zest and salt to the milk.
- Remove the pan from the heat with the lid on Close and leave the mixture at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix the egg yolks, cold water and starch with a whisk until smooth.
- Add the vanilla extract and sugar, whisk thoroughly.
- Lemon zest and cinnamon stick from the Take the milk.
- Bring the milk to the boil again.
- Pour the egg yolk mixture into the milk in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
- Prepare the cream on a low heat for about 2 to 3 minutes until it thickens.
- Then remove from the heat and place in a bowl.
- Cover with cling film.
- Place the bowl of cream in another bowl of ice cold water.
- Once the mixture has cooled, place in the fridge for 5-6 hours.
- Cooled cream in Fill glasses.
- Sprinkle with crumbled biscuits or coconut flakes to taste.