Quindão de Yayá

Description

Ingredients

• 9 egg yolks
• 3 whole eggs
• 1 lb Sugar
• 2 Tbsp butter, melted
• 1 medium size coconut, grated (you should get 2 1/2 cups) or 1 bag grated unsweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 Tbsp butter to coat mold

Directions

• Heat 1/2 gallon of water on top of stove and preheat oven to 350° F.
• Using a whisk beat the whole eggs lightly.
• Add the yolks, beating until the mixture is homogeneous.
• Add the Sugar, the coconut and mix everything very well.
• Add melted butter and mix.
• Coat a mold with butter and sprinkle with Sugar.
• Shake to remove excess.
• Place the raisins around the bottom of the mold very carefully and pour in the mixture slowly.
• Place the mold in the center of a roasting pan and pour the hot water around it carefully so you don't spill water inside the mold.
• Bake the quindim in this bain-marie for one hour.
• Insert a toothpick into quindim it should come out dry.
• Allow quindim to cool and unmold it on a serving dish.
• Decorate with tropical flowers and sprigs of mint.