Salvadoran Quesadilla Recipes

QUESADILLA SALVADORENA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until firm, but not stiff.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on high speed until creamy. Mix in egg yolks until well blended. Mix in Parmesan cheese gradually. Add sour cream and baking powder; beat until batter is smooth.
• Sift rice flour over batter; fold in with a spatula. Fold in egg whites with the spatula.
• Pour batter into a 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 38 minutes.

SALVADORIAN "QUESADILLA" CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle. Line bottom and sides of pan with parchment paper.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat butter and sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale, about 1 minute. Beat in eggs, sour cream, and cheese.
• Reduce speed to low and mix in milk. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
• Transfer batter to pan and smooth top. Sprinkle with sesame seeds (if using). Bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Cool to warm in pan, 20 to 30 minutes. Turn cake out onto a rack. Serve cake slightly warm or at room temperature.

SALVADORAN SWEET CHEESE BREAD (QUESADILLA)

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients. Add the melted butter a little at a time, then the eggs one at a time, alternating with the milk until you form a soft paste.
• Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish or a greased muffin tin (12 muffins) and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until golden.
• Serve warm or cold, with ice cream or coffee or alone.

SALVADORAN QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Instructions: Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly coat a round, nonstick cake pan with cooking spray. If you don't have a nonstick pan, line the pan with wax or parchment paper. Mix eggs, sour cream and butter in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the Bisquick, sugar, baking powder and cheese. Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, half a cup at a time. It should be the consistency of a heavy pancake batter. (If the dough is too thick, add milk. But if done correctly, no milk will be needed and the cake will be lighter and more springy.) Pour batter into cake pan. Combine the sesame seeds and sprinkle over the top. Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove, let cool and serve at room temperature. Per serving: 370 calories, 10 g protein, 44 g carbohydrate, 18 g fat (11 g saturated), 96 mg cholesterol, 505 mg sodium, 2 g fiber.