Dessert

Aletria

A Portuguese milk dessert of fine vermicelli with lemon zest, butter, egg yolks, and a decorative cinnamon finish.

What you’ll need

• fine vermicelli: 300 g
• milk: 1000 ml
• sugar: 220 g
• egg yolks: 5 pcs
• butter: 50 g
• lemon zest: 8 g
• cinnamon: 4 g
• cinnamon stick: 5 g
• fine salt: 2 g

How to make it

1. Break the vermicelli into 5-7 cm lengths. In a heavy saucepan, heat the milk with the lemon zest, butter, salt, and cinnamon stick until nearly boiling.

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