The white manjar from Chile has its roots in Chilean culinary tradition, being a local adaptation of the classic manjar blanco.
It dates back to colonial times and has become an icon of the country's gastronomy.
We invite you to prepare this delicious recipe.
Manjar blanco
Ingredients
1 liter of Milk
6 tablespoons of Sugar
½ cup of Flour without baking powder
½ cup of Cornstarch
1 teaspoon of Vanilla essence
Half lemon peel
1 Cinnamon stick
Preparation
Step 1 : To start, pour all the milk into a pot, except for one cup. Then heat the milk in the pot with a cinnamon stick, lemon peel, and vanilla essence.
Step 2 : While the milk heats up, in another container, mix the reserved cup of milk with the flour and cornstarch. It's important to ensure the mixture is free of lumps.
Step 3 : When the milk begins to boil, remove the lemon peel and cinnamon stick. Then carefully pour the mixture of milk, flour, and cornstarch into the hot milk, stirring constantly.
Step 4 : Continue stirring for 5 minutes over low heat until the mixture becomes very thick.
Step 5 : Finally, pour the mixture into small previously moistened containers and let it cool.
Step 6 : Then unmold onto a plate and serve with a touch of cinnamon powder, jam, or whatever suits your liking to accompany this exquisite sweet.
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