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Natillas (Custard)
Aunt Cleo had this recipe perfected. Often indulged in during Lent.

1 ½ cups milk
½ cup sugar
1 Tbsp. unbleached flour
½ tsp. salt

 2 egg yolks
1 Tbsp. milk
½ tsp. vanilla
3 egg whites
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
  1. Bring 1 ½ cups milk to a boil.
  2. In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour, salt, egg yolks and 1 Tbsp. milk. Stir until smooth.
  3. Add sugar mixture to boiled milk. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
  4. Remove from heat. Mix in vanilla.
  5. In a chilled serving bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Pour liquid mixture into egg whites and gently fold together.
  6. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Refrigerate. Best when served chilled.


Makes six 4 oz. servings.