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Jul 31 2020
Quesada (cheese custard)
Learn how to cook a traditional spanish dessert: Quesada (cheese custard)
Ingredients
500 gr white curd cheese, drained well
125 gr butter, melted and cooled
200 gr sugar
4 eggs
45 ml lemon juice
1 tsp grated lemon rind
200 gr plain flour
50 gr fine breadcrumbs
1 tbs Ground cinnamon
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF. Beat the drained cheese until very smooth. Beat in the melted butter, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and lemon rind followed by the flour. Butter a large cake tin. Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and cinnamon and pour in the custard mixture. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes until set and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the mould and cut the pudding into squares.
Preparation: Sonia Fuentes/©ICEX.
Wine Match
Adrienne Smith/©ICEX
The creamy texture and hint of cinnamon and lemon zest found in this typical ‘cheesecake’ from Cantabria pairs well with the balanced sweetness and acidity of a late harvest Moscatel wine, like those made in DO Navarra.
Nutritional Facts
Energy (kcal): 572
Energy (kJ): 2,391
Protein (g): 20.0
Fat (g): 25.3
Carbohydrates (g): 66.2
Fibre (g): 1.3
Vitamin B12 (μg): 1.4
Phosphorus (mg): 251.9
Vitamin A (μg): 278.0
Information provided by: The Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN)
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