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Authentic Queijadas de Sintra (Crispy Portuguese Fresh Cheese and Cinnamon Tartlets)
Historic 13th-century Portuguese pastry from romantic Sintra: translucent paper-thin pastry cups filled with a velvety mixture of fresh curd cheese, egg yolks, sugar, and Ceylon cinnamon, baked until caramelized.
Prep
35 min
Cook
25 min
Total
60 min
Oven
200°C (180°C vent.)
Ingredients
servings
12
- All-purpose wheat flour for crust200 g
- Unsalted butter, softened30 g
- Warm water90 ml
- Fresh cottage curd cheese or requeijão, well drained400 g
- Granulated sugar200 g
- Egg yolks from fresh eggs5 pc
- Flour for filling35 g
- Ground Ceylon cinnamon1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Knead flour, softened butter, pinch of salt, and warm water into firm smooth dough; rest 20 minutes.
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2
Pass cheese through fine sieve, then whisk with sugar, egg yolks, 35g flour, and cinnamon until silky smooth.
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3
Roll dough paper-thin, cut circles and line buttered tartlet molds. Fill each pastry cup with cheese custard.
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4
Bake in preheated oven at 200°C for 20-25 minutes until caramelized on top and crust is crisp.
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
210
Protein
6.5g
Carbohydrates
32g
Fat
6.5g
Allergens
GlutenMilkEggs
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Traditional European Culinary Archives / USDA Public Domain Database (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & European Gastronomic Heritage Archives)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
