Kaymak ( Turkish Clotted Burnt Cream)

**** note *** Lor is Turkish ricotta , you cant buy Lor in supermarkets it is always made at home 
so ricotta is a perfect substitute 


1 pkg 475 gr Ricotta Cheese, unsalted
1/3 cup flour, all purpose


Syrup:
1 3/4 cup water
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice


Mix the cheese with flour in a bowl using tablespoon. Make chestnut sized balls with your hands. Put parchment paper on an oven tray and arrange them on it.


Preheat the oven to 325 F (165 C) and bake for about 50-55 minutes until the colour of the top turns golden.


To prepare the syrup place the water and sugar in a medium sized pot. First bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Then simmer for 15 minutes and turn the heat off. Add the lemon juice, stir.


Immediately pour the warm syrup all over them. Let cool down first. Serve Ricotta Dessert with Thick Turkish Cream (Kaymak) on the top. If you like you may also use fresh&thick Double Cream 40% instead of #Kaymak










# Kaymak 


500 ml (2 cups) homogenized milk
500 ml (2 cups) whipping cream 35%


8x8x2 (2L) Pyrex dish


Bring the milk and cream to boil at least for about 10 minutes, stir occasionally in a large pot. Pour it into the Pyrex dish.


Meanwhile pour water in a large shallow cooking pan and bring to boil. Then turn the heat down to simmer. Put the Pyrex dish on the rim of the pan . The Pyrex dish's bottom shouldn't touch the surface of the water. Simmer like this for exactly 8 hours, then turn the heat off.


Let the Pyrex cool down on the counter. Keep it in the fridge for 24 hours. Kaymak forms on top in the Pyrex dish, with some remaining milk present at the bottom. So lift one corner of the Kaymak, and pour out the milk* into a bowl. Now Kaymak is left in the Pyrex. Cut it in 3 or 4 pieces, then roll them up.


Put one piece of Kaymak on a service plate, pour some honey, sprinkle some crumbled pistacchio and a few pieces shredded almond on top and enjoy 


You can also serve Kaymak any kind of Turkish Dessert made with pastry like Turkish Baklava, Revani or Apricot Dessert.


Give Turkish Kaymak a try, it's very delicious  You can mix Kaymak with honey or jam using a fork and spread it over a fresh Turkish Bread slice, sprinkle some pistacchios or almonds on top and have it for breakfast, you'll enjoy it 


If you want thicker Kaymak, use 4 cups (1L) of whipping cream , and use a 3L Pyrex dish.


* Don't throw out the milk. You can use it to cook any kind of milk-based Turkish Dessert. For example, Turkish Rice Pudding.
and use full cream , not lite cream or it will not work , and if you can get your hands on buffalo cream its even nicer 
though buffalo milk is hard to get in Australia