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                    PIRAO DE ARROZ COM LEITE DE COCO

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts                         Brazil

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4       c            Coconut milk made with 2
                       -fresh coconuts and 4 cups
                       Milk
    3/4   c            Rice flour
  1       t            Salt

 In a heavy 2- to 3-qt sauce pan, scald 3 cups of the
 coconut milk by warming it over moderate heat until
 tiny bubbles form around the edge of the pan.  Combine
 the remaining 1 cup of coconut milk with the rice
 flour and salt in a small bowl and, stirring
 constantly, pour it gradually into the scalded milk.
 Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring, until the
 mixture is thick and smooth.

 Pour the pudding into a lightly buttered or oiled
 1-quart metal or porcelain mold or into 6 individual
 6- to 8-oz custard molds and cool it to room
 temperature.  Then refrigerate for at least 4 hours,
 or until the pudding is firm.

 The pudding may be served directly from the mold(s) in
 which it chilled, or it may be unmolded in the
 following fashion: Run a thin, sharp knife around the
 inside edge of the mold and dip the bottom of the mold
 in hot water for a few seconds.  Place an inverted
 plate over the top of the mold and, grasping the plate
 and mold firmly together in both hands, quickly turn
 them upside down. Rap the plate sharply on the table.
 The pudding should slip out of the mold easily.  If it
 doesn't repeat the whole process.

 From:  Time-Life "Latin American Cooking" Shared by:
 Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 8/93



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