Grandma Ena's sugee cake

Another family recipe which I have decided to post just in case I go toes up and it's lost forever!

1/2 lb semolina
13 eggs (this is not a typo!)
10 oz sugar
2 oz flour
10 oz butter
1/2 tea bicarb
1/4 lb ground almonds
2 tea vanilla
1 dessertspoon brandy
4oz milk
4 egg whites whisked until you can hold the bowl upside down and the whites don't fall out.

Cream butter and 3/4 of the sugar. Gradually add milk. Add semolina, Stir well and stand for one hour. Add egg yolks and rest of the sugar. Fold in four whisked egg whites, then flour, bicarb and almonds. Add brandy and vanilla

Bake in lined greased cake tin for one hour in a moderate hour.

Pasteis de nata (bit harder version)

1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
3 tble cornflour
6 egg yolks.
Puff pastry cut into rounds and placed in greased patty pan tray.

Mix sugar, milk and cornflour and heat, stirring all the time, until nice and thick. Put gently whisked yolks into a bowl and pour on milk mixture. Pour back into pan and cook until thick.

Fill pastry cases with two teaspoons of mixture and bake 15 minutes 180 degrees

Molotov pudding Grandma Ena's

You want your taste buds to think they've died and gone to heaven? Make this!

Important note: Read the recipe through first to the end.

125 grams sugar
8 egg whites.

Beat whites till stiff and fold in 125 grams of sugar. Set aside.

125 grams sugar and a little water, boil until caramalized and slightly dark. Cool a little and combine gently with the egg white mixture. NOTE: Do not mix thoroughly, you want lumps of toffee to be visble.

Put mixture into a well buttered pudding mould without mixing. Place in medium oven for 15 minutes,  then leave it in the oven for another five minutes.

Topping:

150 grams sugar
500mls  milk
1 tablespoon flour
8 egg yolks

Combine sugar, milk and flour. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat and cool completely. Add yolks and stir over very very low heat. Cool completely!

Unmould meringue onto serving dish with a lip. Pour custard gently over the meringue.

Grandma Ena's bebinca de leite

1 cup cornflour
10 egg yolks (yes, you read right!)
1 tin condensed milk
5 cups coconut milk
1/2 lb melted butter, cooled.

Mix all the ingredients. STRAIN. Pour into a double boiler and stir over a low het all the time. When really really thick, pour into a dish to set. When set brown under a griller and then put it into the fridge overnight. You should be able to cut slices of this dessert.