Quindim

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Quindim (Egg and coconut pudding)

"Quindim" is a typical Brazilian sweet. It's very yellow due to the eggs used in the recipe.

PORTUGUESE	ENGLISH
Ingredientes:	Ingredients:
1 xícara de água	1 cup of water
2 ½ xícaras de açúcar	2 ½ cups of sugar
2 colheres de manteiga	2 tablespoons of butter
100 gr de coco fresco ralado	100 g of grated fresh coconut
9 gemas	9 egg yolks
3 ovos	3 eggs
Modo de fazer:	Preparation:
1. Bata todos os ingredientes no liquidificador.	1. Blend all the ingredients.
2. Coloque a mistura em forminhas untadas com manteiga e polvilhadas com açúcar.	2. Put the mixture in small molds (previously greased with butter and dusted with sugar).
3. Asse o quindim em banho-maria (160-180°C) por 30 minutos ou até o pudim ficar firme e amarelinho.	3. Bake the pudding in a water bath (330-350F) for 30 minutes or until the pudding is firm and very yellow.
4. Deixe esfriar e desenforme o quindim.	4. Allow it to cool down and remove the pudding from the mold.
5. Coloque o quindim em forminhas de papel.	5. Put the pudding in paper cups.

Remarks:

You can coconut flakes instead of fresh grated coconut.
You can check if the pudding is done with a toothpick.
The toothpick comes out clean when the pudding is done.
You can use a medium size mold instead of small molds.

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