Canary Cheese Tarts

Name: Canary Cheese Tarts (Quesadillas de Hierro)
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 225 g (8 oz) shortcrust pastry; 1 egg, beaten; 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar; 50 g (2 oz) butter; 225 g (8 oz) soft Hierro or curd cheese; 1 egg yolk; 50 g (2 oz) flaked almonds; 225 g (8 oz) soft Hierro or curd cheese; 2 egg whites; Grated rind and juice of ½ lemon

Quesadillas de Hierro

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Spain on a Plate

By María José Sevilla

Published 1992

About

The first time I tried this dessert was in a little restaurant in that part of the island of Santa Cruz de Tenerife called Gigante. The cook had been born on Hierro, another of the Canary Islands and the birthplace of this recipe which she would make for afternoon tea.

Ingredients

50 g (2 oz) butter
50 g (2

Europe
Spain
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canary Islands
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Pie

Method

Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 4, 180°C (350°F).

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then gradually beat in the egg yolk. Add the cheese, almonds and lemon rind and juice. Whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks and fold them into the mixture.

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