Portugal – Recipe Queijadas de Sintra

For the Dough

• 1 cup white flour
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• ½ cup warm water
• Salt

For the Filling

• 2 cups fresh cheese
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon flour
• ½ teaspoon potato starch
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• Salt

Directions

Knead the flour with the melted butter together with the warm water, the salt and 1 egg until it is an even consistency. Cover the dough with a wet towel for about 12 hours.

In a bowl, mix the fresh cheese, sugar, egg yolks, flour, potato starch, salt and cinnamon well.

Baking

Use a roller to roll the dough very thinly and cut into 6 circular formed shapes. Place the 6 shapes inside our Flan containers. Fill with the cheese mixture. Cook the Queijadas in a pre-heated oven at 356F ° for 20 minutes. To receive more recipes, please subscribe to our Newsletter!