Quesada pasiega

Traditional cheesecake from Cantabria made with fresh cheese, with a dense, creamy texture, lightly flavoured with cinnamon and lemon. It is often enjoyed as an afternoon snack or dessert, with a coffee.

1 h 05
8 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇪🇸 Spain

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

1 tsp Ground cinnamon
1 pinch Salt

Nutrition facts

370 kcal per serving

Protein: 8.7 g
Carbohydrates: 27.8 g
of which sugars: 20.7 g
Fat: 24.8 g
of which saturated fat: 15.8 g
Fiber: 0.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180 °C and butter a 22 cm round tin.
In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until the mixture is pale.
Add the fresh cheese, melted butter, milk, lemon zest and the pinch of salt, then mix well.
Fold in the sifted flour, then gently fold in the egg whites beaten to firm peaks with a spatula.
Pour the mixture into the tin and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake for 45 minutes, until the top is golden and the centre still wobbles slightly.
Let it cool slightly before turning out and serving.