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Spanish Natillas recipe cover 45 min

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Spanish Natillas

A delicate yolk custard infused with lemon and cinnamon, gently thickened without boiling, and thoroughly chilled.

45 min cooking time8 servings9 ingredients

What you’ll need

  • milk: 1200 ml
  • egg yolks: 8 pcs
  • sugar: 220 g
  • cornstarch: 50 g
  • lemon zest: 8 g
  • cinnamon stick: 5 g
  • fine salt: 1 g
  • ground cinnamon for serving: 2 g
  • plain tea biscuits: 8 pcs

How to make it

  1. Reserve 200 ml cold milk. Heat the remaining 1000 ml with the lemon zest and cinnamon stick until nearly boiling, remove, cover, and infuse for 15 minutes.

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