THE GOLDEN EGG-SILK

(Our Play on Toucinho do Céu / Cinnamon Almond Cake)

THE GOLDEN EGG-SILK

Ingredients: 10 Egg yolks, 200g Almond meal, 200g Sugar, 100ml Water, 50g Butter, 1 Cinnamon stick, 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon...

Ingredients

  • 10 Egg yolks
  • 200g Almond meal
  • 200g Sugar
  • 100ml Water
  • 50g Butter
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon

Cooking Method

  1. The Swell Boil water and sugar with the cinnamon stick until it forms a thick syrup; remove stick.
  2. The Bloom Add the almond meal and ground cinnamon with a tiny 10ml splash of warm milk to release the oils.
  3. The Silk Merge Slowly whisk the spiced almond syrup into the egg yolks; return to low heat, stirring until thick.
  4. The Bake Pour into a dish; roast at 180°C for 20 minutes until the top is charred golden.
  5. The Final Flourish Dust heavily with raw icing sugar and more raw cinnamon.

Cuisine: Portuguese

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