World Flavors Cookbook

Quesadilla de Queso Dulce

Guatemala's sweet cheese pound cake — a dense, sesame-topped rice flour cake with fresh cheese. Nothing like the Mexican quesadilla.

Cuisine: Guatemala

Ingredients

• 200g rice flour
• 200g sour cream
• 200g sugar
• 200g fresh Salvadoran or farmer cheese, crumbled
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• Sesame seeds for topping

Instructions

1. Beat eggs and sugar until pale.
2. Add sour cream and crumbled cheese. Mix.
3. Fold in rice flour and baking powder.
4. Pour into a greased baking dish.
5. Sprinkle sesame seeds generously on top.
6. Bake at 175C for 30-35 minutes until set.