Yolks of Saint Teresa

8 servings

30 minutes

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Yolks of Saint Teresa are a Spanish dessert in our "Golden Thousand". Bright yellow candies with a dense sugar shell and a creamy filling with lemon aroma.

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Ingredients

8servings

Water

75 ml

Sugar

200 g

Lemon

1 piece

Cinnamon sticks

1 piece

Powdered sugar

to taste

Egg yolk

6 pieces

Cooking steps

1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2
Pass the yolks through a sieve into a saucepan to remove the membranes.

3
Prepare the syrup: in another saucepan, add 100 grams of sugar, pour in water, add a cinnamon stick and lemon zest cut into large pieces.
Required ingredients:
1. Sugar: 200 g
2. Water: 75 ml
3. Cinnamon sticks: 1 piece
4. Lemon: 1 piece

4
Bring to a boil, remove the zest and cinnamon, thicken the syrup. Then take off the heat and let it cool slightly.
Required ingredients:
1. Lemon: 1 piece
2. Cinnamon sticks: 1 piece

5
Pour warm syrup into the egg yolks.
Required ingredients:
1. Sugar: 200 g
2. Water: 75 ml
3. Egg yolk: 6 pieces

6
Put on low heat and continue whisking until thick. It will start to pull away from the sides of the saucepan.
Required ingredients:
1. Egg yolk: 6 pieces

7
Transfer the thick mass to a plate and let it cool.

8
Dusting hands with powdered sugar, roll small balls from the yolk mixture the size of an egg yolk.
Required ingredients:
1. Powdered sugar: to taste

9
Then roll them in sugar and place each in a paper tartlet.
Required ingredients:
1. Sugar: 200 g

10
Place in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes and serve.