Leche Merengada
By Chef Bulgaria (@chef_bulgaria)
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 lemon peel (preferably from an organic lemon)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 egg whites
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- lemon zest (to garnish)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (to garnish)
Directions
- 1Combine the milk, granulated sugar, cinnamon stick, and lemon peel in a pot. Cook over low heat until it starts to boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool until it reaches room temperature.
- 2Once cooled, transfer the milk (without the lemon peel and cinnamon stick) to a plastic container and freeze it for 2 hours, stirring it every 30 minutes.
- 3When the 2 hours are almost up, make the meringue. Place the 3 egg whites and the powdered sugar in a clean mixing bowl. Beat with the regular beaters of your electric hand mixer or stand mixer until there are soft peaks when you remove your beaters from the bowl.
- 4Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the frozen milk into the meringue until a soft texture is achieved. Do not add all the milk at once, but incorporate it in small increments.
- 5Serve in tall or short glasses topped up with a dash of ground cinnamon and freshly grated lemon zest.