Ingredients:
1 can (14 oz.) condensed milk
10 egg yolk
Caramel:
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp. water
1/2 tsp.
vanilla extract
1 tbsp. corn syrup
3 cup water
How to make yemas
- Beat egg yolks until blended. Combine yolks with condensed milk and vanilla extract in a heavy pot over low heat.
- Cook stirring until thick enough to shape into balls. This will take about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Shape into marble-sized balls with buttered hand’s. Set aside.
- Combine sugar, water, and corn syrup for caramel in a thick saucepan placed over medium heat and tip pan from side to side until sugar melts into eight brown syrup (about 12-15 minutes.)
- Test by dripping syrup into a cup of cold water – it should form into a ball if caramel has reach the right consistency.
- Remove from heat Dip each ball into the syrup. Using 2 teaspoons lift the ball from syrup removing it from teaspoon to teaspoon to let excess syrup drop off .
- Place on greased cookie sheet. Quickly work on the rest before caramel hardens. Makes about 85 balls.
