Yema

Description
A filipino custard candy made from egg yolk and milk.



Ingredients

 * 4 cups milk
 * 3/4 cup Sugar
 * 10 egg yolks
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 * 2 cups confectioner's sugar

Directions

 * 1) In a saucepan, simmer milk over low heat until it is reduced to about one cup.
 * 2) Stir in Sugar until well blended. Turn off heat and let cool..
 * 3) Mix three tablespoons of simmered milk with the egg yolks and then add this mixture gradually to the milk in the pan.
 * 4) Stir in vanilla extract and continue stirring until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and let cool.
 * 5) Shape into balls using 1 tablespoon of the mixture to make one ball.
 * 6) Roll finished balls in confectioner's sugar.
 * 7) Small individual molds are usually used, then the mixture is unmolded into soufflé cups before serving.