Mexican Dessert

When I was little and lived in Cotija Michoacan, my grandmother used to set up a table outside with Gamesa Maria's cookies and this dessert to sell them for 5 cents each.

Leticia Figueroa of Chula Vista, CA
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• 4 1/2 cups milk, divided
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 can condensed milk

Add cornstarch to 1/2 cup of milk and heat until mixed. Mix eggs, vanilla, and cornstarch-milk mixture in blender.

Heat 4 cups of milk, cinnamon and condensed milk until boiled (about 10 minutes), stirring frequently. Add the blended ingredients to the warm milk; heat for 5 more minutes.

Serve warm or cold.