Spanish · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Quesada Pasiega
55 minutes · 6 servings · vegetarian
A classic dessert from Cantabria, included here as a familiar Spanish sweet bake.
Ingredients
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- 500 g ricotta or fresh farmer-style cheese
- 150 g sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 100 g all-purpose flour
- 250 ml milk
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp butter for greasing
Let’s make it
- Heat the oven to 180 C/350 F and grease a baking dish.
- Whisk cheese, sugar, eggs, milk, flour, lemon zest, and cinnamon until smooth.
- Pour into the dish and bake 35–40 minutes until set and lightly browned.
- Cool at least 15 minutes before slicing.
Serve in small squares; it makes a gentle dessert-like breakfast for children.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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