Three Milks (Tres leches)

2 servings

40 minutes

Alexey Kanevsky, chef of the Smoke BBQ restaurant, shared the recipe with us. The name of the dessert is translated from Spanish as "Three Milks": it really does use three types of milk. The dish originates from Mexico, but is prepared all over the world, from Texas to Barcelona. In Russia, it is especially loved - sweet creamy milk flavors are strongly associated with childhood.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 1233.8
• Proteins: 43g
• Fats: 31.9g
• Carbohydrates: 192.7g

Ingredients

• Milk: 50 ml
• Baked milk: 50 ml
• Condensed milk: 50 g
• Chicken egg: 8 pc
• Wheat flour: 200 g
• Sugar: 200 g

Cooking steps

1. Take six out of eight eggs and separate the whites from the yolks. First, beat 6 egg whites with 100 grams of sugar in a blender until a thick white foam forms, and to prevent the whites from settling, place it in the refrigerator.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 8 pieces
   • Sugar: 200 g

2. Add 2 whole eggs to 6 yolks, add the remaining 100 grams of sugar, and whip until white foam forms. Combine the whites and yolks gently and carefully with a spatula. Add well-sifted flour to the mixture of whipped whites and yolks and knead the dough with the same spatula.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 8 pieces
   • Sugar: 200 g
   • Wheat flour: 200 g

3. Pour it into the mold and bake at 180 degrees for 45 minutes. The biscuit will rise during baking if the eggs are whipped correctly.

4. Make a mixture from three types of milk and pour it completely over the prepared biscuit to soak. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least overnight or up to a day.

   Required ingredients:

   • Milk: 50 ml
   • Baked milk: 50 ml
   • Condensed milk: 50 g

5. Before serving, you can top it with whipped cream or cottage cheese from fermented milk. For complete perfection, you can also dust it with smoked paprika.

6. To make cottage cheese from ryazhenka at home, freeze a carton of 1% kefir in the freezer, then remove the packaging and place it in a strainer over a pot. Cover with plastic wrap and put it on the top shelf of the fridge. By morning, the whey will drain down (mix it with some citrus juice and drink - it's refreshing!), leaving a delicate homogeneous airy cottage cheese in the strainer that resembles whipped cream in texture. With such decoration, the dessert will be called Quatro leches - 'Four milks.'