Leche Frita (Fried Milk)
Leche frita: thick milk custard with cinnamon and lemon, breaded and fried, with its sugar coating. A classic dessert or snack.
- Total
- 45 min
- Prep
- 20 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Medium
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Ingredients
Serves 6
- milk3.25 cup
- cornstarch2.75 oz
- sugar5.25 oz
- cinnamon stick1
- lemon1
- egg yolk2
- flour2 oz
- egg2
- ground cinnamon1 tsp
- vegetable oil2 cup
Method
- 1
Infuse 600 ml of the milk with the cinnamon stick, lemon peel and 100 g of sugar.
- 2
Dissolve the cornstarch and egg yolks in the rest of the cold milk and add it to the strained hot milk. Cook stirring 8 minutes until very thick.
- 3
Pour into a dish, let cool and refrigerate 4 hours.
- 4
Cut into squares, dredge in the flour and beaten egg and fry in the sunflower oil.
- 5
Coat in the rest of the sugar with the ground cinnamon.
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