Goxua (Basque Cream Dessert)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 1/8 cups milk
- 4 1/8 tablespoons cornflour
- 3 egg yolks
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/8 cups whipping cream cold
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- wine Sweet, or rum
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Line a baking tray, 25 x 30 centimeters with parchment paper.
- Beat the eggs with the sugar until light and frothy.
- Sift the flour and baking powder over the egg mixture, stirring continuously until smooth.
- Spread the mixture over the baking tray to a thickness of 1 centimeter.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until set.
- Leave to cool and then remove the parchment paper.
- Dilute the cornflour in a cup of milk until smooth and set aside.
- Beat the egg yolks with the remaining milk, sugar, and vanilla.
- Heat gently and then add the cornflour and stir continuously until it thickens.
- Leave to cool and set aside.
- Whip the cream while adding the powdered sugar, a little at a time, until firm. Set aside.
- Using a glass as a cutter, cut out circles of sponge.
- Place a spoonful of whipped cream into a dessert glass, followed by a sponge circle dipped in sweet wine or rum, and top with the custard cream.
- Place the sugar in a heavy pan and heat on medium until the sugar begins to melt and change color.
- Remove from the heat and allow to continue to melt with just the heat of the pan. Move the pan from side to side but do not stir with a spoon.
- Decorate each glass with a drizzle of caramel.
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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Goxua-_Basque-Cream-Dessert_-561506 (may not work)