Catalan cream

To prepare the Catalan cream you only need 1 cup sugar, 4 egg yolks, 1 teaspoon of density, 1 cinnamon stick, cinnamon 1 lemon or orange and 2 cups of milk and ten minutes time.

Spanish cuisine has a long tradition of preparing sweets and desserts to enjoy. Each region of Spain has its own specialties, order cakes and sweets of dough and separate them is a passion prepares cream from simple, natural ingredients. Among the Spanish desserts particularly popular Crema Catalana which has, as the name suggests, comes from the province of Catalonia.

Crema Catalana is often compared with the famous French dessert, Creme Brulee infection. The similarity, of course, since there is in both cases a rich cream with caramelized top layer, however Crema Catalana adorned thinner crust and aroma of cinnamon and lemon or orange. Also, unlike the creme bruleea which is made from cream and bake in the oven, crema Catalana is prepared from a mixture of milk and eggs and, in the original, allowed to cool in special jars of clay.

Traditionally, crema Catalana was preparing March 19 on the so-called. Day of St. Joseph or the Spanish equivalent of Father's Day, but today is prepared throughout the year. This rich and delicious dessert you can easily prepare themselves.

Only a few ingredients and 10 minutes of cooking

To prepare the Catalan cream, you need the 1 cup sugar, 4 egg yolks, 1 teaspoon of density, 1 cinnamon stick, cinnamon 1 lemon or orange and 2 cups of milk.

To begin with, in the bowl mix egg yolks and ¾ cup sugar until the mixture is foamy. Add her cinnamon and lemon zest or orange, milk and cornstarch. The mixture put on fire it gradually warming and stirring constantly. Do not wait for the mixture completely Gust to remove from the heat, but remove it as soon as you feel that mixture provides "resistance" when mixing. That way you get a smooth and creamy texture.

Now remove the cinnamon stick and milk cream Arrange in 4-6 ramekin dish. Allow to cool and move them in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

Before serving, evenly the rest of the sugar and caramelize the cream on him by the burner. With no burner, caramelized crust can be achieved and that the container with cream and sugar you put on the grid heated gas grill and leave for a few minutes or until the sugar on top of the dessert does not become brown.

Crema Catalana may be served hot or cold, for a unique experience serve it with caramelized figs.