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    From Ben Collver@1:124/5016 to All on Sun Apr 27 10:08:51 2025
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    Title: Natillas (Floating Islands)
    Categories: Desserts, Mexican
    Yield: 1 Batch

    4 1/2 c Whole milk; cold
    4 Eggs; separated
    5 tb Corn starch
    1 1/4 c Sugar; +8 tb, divided
    3 ts Vanilla
    Cinnamon or nutmeg

    Dissolve corn starch in 1/2 cup milk. Beat egg yolks with vanilla and
    add--mix well. In a heavy sauce pan, combine 4 cups of milk and 1-1/4
    cups sugar. Place on low heat until mixture comes to a slow boil--add
    beaten eggs yolks very slowly to the boiling mixture. Continue to
    cook until consistency of soft custard. Beat the egg whites stiff but
    not dry. Lower speed and add 8 tb sugar--then mix at high speed.
    Spread egg whites on bottom of serving bowl and pour hot custard on
    top. When egg whites rise, sprinkle with cinnamon.

    Recipe by South of the Border Tex-Mex Cookin by Les Blair, 1995

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