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- Duration: 45 min
- Amount: 6 People
Ingredients
- 700ml Milk
- 130g Sugar
- 5 Egg yolks
- 50g Cornflour
- 150g Chestnuts
- 2 Cinnamon sticks
- Lemon rind
- 30g Light brown sugar
Method
Cook the chestnuts on a low heat, ensuring, when cooked, a little liquid remains to help when mashing them.
Put the milk on to boil with the lemon rind.
Mix the egg yolks with the sugar, blending well until it turns white and then add the cornflour. Pour the boiling milk into this mixture, stirring well, before adding the mashed chestnuts. Return to the heat, stirring well, until it begins to boil and thicken slightly.
Pour into individual dishes and leave to cool.
When cool, sprinkle with light brown sugar and burn with a blowtorch or use a traditional burning iron.