Crema catalana tradicional auténtica 
Authentic Traditional Crema Catalana
This is the authentic crema catalana, not the burnt custard that everyone makes and calls catalana. This recipe is very, very old, from my mother and my grandmother. Although my grandmother was from Valencia, my mother was born here and would now be 90 years old. Nowadays, any recipe you see, even from professionals, is nothing more than burnt custard with sugar, but not the authentic crema catalana made with granulated rice starch, which was traditionally used to starch clothes. You might find it in drugstores instead of grocery stores. I sometimes buy it at the store where my mother always bought it, which sells nuts, but also at a very old drugstore that has the same recipe from their mother for crema catalana. Other times, I buy it at a nearby herb shop.
NOTE: THIS IS FOR FOUR SERVINGS. IF YOU WANT FOR 6 PEOPLE, USE 12 EGG YOLKS INSTEAD OF 8 AND 12 OF SUGAR. You also have a CAKE VERSION: [CREMA CATALANA CAKE FOR FATHER'S DAY](http://www.mis-recetas.org/recetas/show/35512-tarta-de-crema-catalana-para-el-día-del-padre)
Authentic Traditional Crema Catalana
This is the authentic crema catalana, not the burnt custard that everyone makes and calls catalana. This recipe is very, very old, from my mother and my grandmother. Although my grandmother was from Valencia, my mother was born here and would now be 90 years old. Nowadays, any recipe you see, even from professionals, is nothing more than burnt custard with sugar, but not the authentic crema catalana made with granulated rice starch, which was traditionally used to starch clothes. You might find it in drugstores instead of grocery stores. I sometimes buy it at the store where my mother always bought it, which sells nuts, but also at a very old drugstore that has the same recipe from their mother for crema catalana. Other times, I buy it at a nearby herb shop.
NOTE: THIS IS FOR FOUR SERVINGS. IF YOU WANT FOR 6 PEOPLE, USE 12 EGG YOLKS INSTEAD OF 8 AND 12 OF SUGAR. You also have a CAKE VERSION: [CREMA CATALANA CAKE FOR FATHER'S DAY](http://www.mis-recetas.org/recetas/show/35512-tarta-de-crema-catalana-para-el-día-del-padre)
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Take a clay pot preferably and add the yolks (freeze the whites for another dessert) with the 8 tablespoons of sugar. Stir until combined, then add the lemon peel and cinnamon stick.
- 2
Add the milk, reserving one cup in which to dissolve the starch. Pour it through a strainer to avoid lumps into the pot.
- 3
Cook over low heat, stirring with a spatula or wooden spoon (always in the same direction) until it thickens.
- 4
Once done, pour it into small pots or dishes. You can remove the lemon peel and cinnamon, or leave them. I always leave them, as my mother did, and it looks more rustic.
- 5
Let it cool and refrigerate.
- 6
When serving, sprinkle with sugar and caramelize with a torch or a burning iron, then enjoy.
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