When our daughter was in high school we had a foreign exchange student from Brazil.
That was a fun year, having Erica living with us. We learned a lot about Brazil and about some Brazilian foods.
Creamy Corn Pudding is called Canjica, which is a sweet dish that is made from hominy. It is one of the most traditional foods of the festas juninas celebrations. The Festival of June.
Another Brazilian Corn Pudding called Curau De Milho, this one is made with corn.
I could not find Erica's recipe so here is one I found on Kroger's website:
Brazilian Hominy Pudding (Canjica Doce)
Ingredients
2 cups dried hominy corn, soaked overnight in water to cover
¼ tsp. salt
1 cinnamon stick
3 or 4 whole cloves
2½ cups milk
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
Directions
Step 1
Place the corn and soaking water in a large saucepan. Add the salt to the corn and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat until the corn is tender, about 1 hour.
Step 2
Add the cinnamon stick, cloves, milk, and condensed milk to the corn. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until mixture thickens and becomes very creamy, and the corn is very tender. Remove cinnamon stick and cloves.
Step 3
When ready to serve, garnish with the ground cinnamon.
https://www.kroger.com/r/brazilian-hominy-pudding-recipe/201274
