Quindins

The “quindins” or “quindim” in the singular (it is pronounced “kine djine”) also come to us (after the guava roll cake) from Brazil… The first time I ate this was in Rio in the café “Confeitaria Colombo”. And I confess: I did not like it… Why is this? Because I didn’t know what was in it. Then I ate it again. Again and again and now I’m hooked! And even now I find this little pastry almost magical. Imagine… All the ingredients are mixed in a blender, poured into molds, and the cake separates during baking. A flan version and a coconut cookie version. And everything works by itself. So what is a quindim? It is a kind of small creamy flan with coconut and egg yolks and sugar. A real delight, very practical when you find yourself with yolks!