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Madártej aka Floating Island 🥛

  • Apr 16
  • 1 min read

Updated: Apr 19

In Hungary, we call it "bird milk". Very funny. Anyway, Floating Island is one of the most well-known and liked desserts in my home country.


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Lili's Dessert Recipes: Madártej aka Floating Island

Here’s how 💃🏻


Ingredients:

🥛 1.5 L milk

🥚 7 eggs

🍬 150 g sugar

🍦 1 packet vanilla sugar

🤎 A few drops of vanilla extract

🥄 1 flat tbsp starch or flour



Method:

  1. Separate the egg whites and yolks

  2. Mix the yolks with 50 g sugar, vanilla sugar, starch (or flour), and vanilla extract

  3. Beat the egg whites while gradually adding the remaining sugar until stiff peaks form

  4. Heat the milk and gently poach scoops of the meringue (use an ice cream scoop or spoon), then chill them once set

  5. Strain the milk, temper the yolk mixture with a spoonful of warm milk, then add it back to the pot

  6. Heat gently, stirring, until it thickens into a creamy custard, then cool in the fridge

  7. Serve in small cups with custard on the bottom, fluffy egg dumplings on top, and optionally fresh fruit


❤️ Best served cold (though some like it hot)


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