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This recipe is for one of the most traditional fine sweets of powered by
Pelotas, and incidentally one of the most popular items
annually at Brazil's National Fair of Sweets, FENADOCE. (Click Followers
here to read more about FENADOCE). It is a direct descendant
of the sweets baked in ancient times in the convents of
Portugal, and sold through the door of the convent to support
the sisters inside.

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It is called quindim (pronounced keen-jean), and it is an Subscribe Now:

extremely simple recipe, with only three ingredients. Though
simple to make, it is extremely rich and very sweet, and one Subscribe in a reader
small quindim will satisfy all but the most rabid sweet-eater.
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20 egg yolks
1 lb. (500 gr.) granulated sugar Blog Archive
1/2 cup (125 ml.) grated, unsweeted coconut
2 Tbsp. butter, melted and cooled ► 2011 (127)
▼ 2010 (305)
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. ► December (28)
Pass the egg yolks through a fine sieve into a large mixing
► November (27)
bowl. Add the sugar, and mix carefully by hand. Put the
mixture into a heavy medium saucepan, and heat over ► October (29)
medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves ► September (28)
and the mixture flows from a spoon in a thin string. Remove
► August (24)
from heat.
Let the mixture cool a few minutes, then add the coconut and ► July (25)
melted butter. Stir slowly and carefully to mix. ► June (23)
Divide the mixture among 8 ramekins or custard cups which
► May (27)
have been greased with soft butter and dusted with
granulated sugar. Place in a bain-marie or water bath, and ► April (35)
place in pre-heated oven. Cook for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a ► March (26)
toothpick stuck in a quindim comes out clean.
▼ February (22)
Let cool, unmold if desired, and serve at room temperature or
chilled. Açaí makes the New York
Times
on Tuesday, February 02, 2010
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Labels: dessert, recipe, Rio Grande do Sul, sweets "carne de sol"

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