World Flavors Cookbook

Quesada Pasiega

Name: Quesada Pasiega
Cook time: 50 min
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: 500g fresh cheese curds (or ricotta); 200g sugar; 100g butter, melted; 2 eggs; 100g flour; Lemon zest, cinnamon

A dense, cheesecake-like pudding from Cantabria, made with fresh cheese curds, butter, and flavored with cinnamon and lemon.

Cuisine: Spain

Ingredients

500g fresh cheese curds (or ricotta)
200g sugar
100g butter, melted
2 eggs
100g flour
Lemon zest, cinnamon

Instructions

Mash the cheese curds until smooth.
Mix in the sugar, eggs, and melted butter.
Stir in the flour, lemon zest, and cinnamon.
Pour into a wide, flat baking dish.
Bake at 180°C for 50 minutes until the top is dark brown and the edges are slightly crispy.