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Flummery

An old English dessert, a light cream-jelly made from oatmeal or semolina, white wine and egg yolks. It is eaten fresh, topped with cream or fruit, and was once served to the sick and to children.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

223 kcal per serving

Protein
7.7 g
Carbohydrates
25.3 g
Fat
6.9 g
of which saturated fat
3.6 g
Fiber
0.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, heat the milk with the lemon zest and the pinch of salt until it just simmers.
  2. Whisk in the semolina in a steady stream, then cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring until thickened.
  3. Remove the zest. Pour in the white wine and sugar, stir and continue for 3 minutes over low heat.
  4. In a bowl, whisk the yolks with the vanilla. Add a ladleful of the hot mixture to temper them.
  5. Pour everything back into the pan and cook for 2 minutes over very low heat without boiling, whisking, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.
  6. Off the heat, stir in the lemon juice. Divide into 4 ramekins or small dishes.
  7. Leave to cool, then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Variations and tips

Lighter version. Replace half the milk with diluted orange blossom water and add a few strips of orange zest.

With what you can find. If white wine isn't suitable, replace it with 150 ml of apple juice and 1 teaspoon of cider vinegar.

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Original Ecomely recipe.