6 egg yolks
200 gr of sugar (0.5 pound / 7 oz)
1 l of milk (4 cups)
40 gr of starch (1.75 oz / 0.11 pounds)
peel of one lemon
1 stick of cinnamon
vanilla (optional)
Method
Blend the egg yolks and the sugar until it becomes a fine cream. Add 750 ml of milk and stir to get a good mixture. Add the lemon peel and the cinnamon.
Heat it over medium-high heat in a saucepan.
Meanwhile, dissolve the starch in the remaining milk and stir the mixture into the saucepan.
Bring to the boil, stirring all the time and set aside at first bubble.
Let it cool for a while, still stirring, and distribute it in little earthenware dishesº before it cools down completely.
