Queijadas de Sintra (Cheese Tarts)

Name: Queijadas de Sintra (Cheese Tarts)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 400 g ricotta; 200 g white sugar; 3 egg; 2 egg yolk; 50 g wheat flour; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp butter; 1 pinch salt

Prep25 minCook25 minTotal50 minDifficultyEasy

Ingredients

12 servings

Contains: Gluten, Milk, Egg

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Nutrition

Per serving

Calories: 176.1; total 2113.6
Protein: 6.4 g; total 77.2 g
Carbs: 21.3 g; total 255.1 g
Fat: 7.4 g; total 89.3 g

Estimated · based on 9 of 9 ingredients

Small, sweet Portuguese cheese custards scented with cinnamon and lemon, with a delicately cracked golden top — a classic treat from Sintra.

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Method

1
- butter1 tbsp
Grease the muffin tin — Preheat the oven to 200°C. Brush a 12-cup muffin tin generously with the melted butter.
2
- ricotta400 g
- white sugar200 g
Whisk the ricotta and sugar — In a large bowl, whisk the ricotta with the sugar until smooth and well combined.
3
- egg3
- egg yolk2
- wheat flour50 g
- lemon zest1 tsp
- ground cinnamon1 tsp
- salt1 pinch
Whisk in eggs and flour — Beat in the eggs and egg yolks one at a time, then whisk in the flour, lemon zest, cinnamon and a pinch of salt until the batter is smooth and pourable.
4
Fill the muffin cups — Pour the batter evenly into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about three-quarters full.
5
Bake until golden and set — Bake for 22-25 minutes until the tops are golden brown and slightly cracked but the centers still have a gentle wobble. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out.

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