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Krima Tounsiya
Krima tounsiya is a deliciously creamy custard-type Tunisian dessert, flavored with rose, geranium, or orange flower water, and often elaborately decorated with rosebuds, silver dragées, and dried fruits, plus ground and whole pistachios, hazelnuts, and almonds.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 people
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Tunisian , North African
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole milk (cold)
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons rosewater
Optional decoration
- pistachios (whole and/or ground)
- hazelnuts (whole and/or ground)
- almonds (whole, flaked, and/or ground)
- Rose petals and/or buds
- pine nuts
- silver dragées (aka silver balls)
- sultanas
Equipment
- Mini coupe bowls
Instructions
- Reserving 2 tablespoons, pour the milk into a heavy-bottomed saucepan over a medium heat.
- While the milk is heating, whisk together the sugar and egg yolk until pale and fluffy, then beat in the cornstarch and the reserved milk until you have a smooth paste.
- Pour the paste into the milk, and whisk continually, until the custard starts to boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer - whisking occasionally - for around 10 minutes, until thick, and the cornstarch has cooked in.
- Whisk in the rosewater, turn off the heat, divide into suitable bowls, cover with a clean damp tea towel (to prevent skin forming), and set aside for an hour to cool down.
- Decorate the top as desired, and serve cold.
- Krima tounsiya will keep in the fridge for 4 to 5 days. It is not suitable for freezing.
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