Yema (Egg Candy)

Yema (Egg Candy)

• 1 can (14 oz.) condensed milk
• 10 egg yolk

Caramel:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. water
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp. corn syrup
• 3 cup water

Cooking Instructions:

1. Beat egg yolks until blended. Combine yolks with condensed milk and vanilla extract in a heavy pot over low heat.
2. Cook stirring until thick enough to shape into balls. This will take about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly.
3. Shape into marble-sized balls with buttered hand's. Set aside.
4. Combine sugar, water, and corn syrup for caramel in a thick saucepan placed over medium heat and tip pan from side to side until sugar melts into eight brown syrup (about 12-15 minutes.
5. Test by dripping syrup into a cup of cold water - it should form into a ball if caramel has reach the right consistency.
6. Remove from heat Dip each ball into the syrup. Using 2 teaspoons lift the ball from syrup removing it from teaspoon to teaspoon to let excess syrup drop off .
7. Place on greased cookie sheet. Ouickly work on the rest before caramel hardens. Makes about 85 balls.

source :  kitchenomics.tk