home made yema

by **erly_force** Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:55 am

HOME MADE YEMA

4 cups fresh milk
10 egg yolk
3/4 cup of sugar to taste
1/2 tsp.vanilla

simmer milk in copper vat over low heat until it is thick and reduce to one cup
add sugar to taste and continue cooking until well blended.remove from fire,
cool a little and then add lightly beaten eggyolks(to avoid curding,add a faw
tablespoon of milk to the yolk before adding them to the milk) add flavoring
continue cooking until the mixture is thick enough to shape into small balls
remove from fire,cool and shape it into small balls.dip quickly in thick syrup
or roll in confectioners sugar. wrap in cellophane.
to make syrup,dissolve 1 cup of sugar slowly in half cup of water.when
it reach boilling point,skim off impurities from surface.
boil to 236 degrees for until syrup reaches the ball stage.
note condensed milk may be substituted for fresh milk and sugar called for in
the above recipe.
a boiled mashed potato is sometimes added as thickening