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Crema Fritta
Fried Pastry Cream


Crema Fritta

Ingredients:

2 cups milk
1/2 rind of a lemon (unchopped)
1 pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 egg yolks (set whites aside for breading)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup corn or potato starch
2 to 3 Tbsp Zabaglione al Vino Rosso

Breading:
2 cups breadcrumbs
3 egg whites, lightly beaten

For frying:
1/2 stick unsalted butter

Region: Veneto, Liguria



Instructions:

Bring to a gentle boil 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar, lemon rind and salt; set aside on low heat.

Whisk together yolks and starch; slowly add vanilla and the 1/2 cup of remaining milk.

Remove the milk from the heat and strain off the lemon rind;stir milk into the egg yolk mixture, return to heat and cook until thick, about one minute over a low flame. Remove from heat and spread mixture evenly on a sheet pan about 3/4-inch thick;let cool. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

Cut the "Crema Fritta" into squares, dip in egg white, then in bread crumbs. Then fry in a saute pan with butter.

Serve warm with 2 to 3 Tbsp Zabaglione al Vino Rosso.

Serves 4 to 6.

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