Cubiletes de Requeson
- 1 recipe Empanada dough (page 133)
- 2 cups requeson (about 20 ounces)
- 1/2 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Grated zest of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk mixed with
- 1 tablespoon whole milk or cream, for egg wash
- Lightly grease a standard-size muffin tin.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll about two-thirds of the dough to 1/8 inch thickness.
- With a cookie cutter or large glass, cut out 12 circles about 3 3/4 inches in diameter and press into the bottom and up the sides of the muffin cups.
- The dough may crack or break, but just press it together with your fingers.
- Make sure they are about the same thickness all around.
- Reroll the scraps and the remaining one-third dough to the same thickness and cut out 12 circles that are the same size as the tops of the muffin cups.
- Place the cups and the tops on the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate while you prepare the filling (the dough can be made up to 3 days ahead of time but needs to be taken out and allowed to come to room temperature before unwrapping and using).
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- TO MAKE THE FILLING, place the cheese in a cheesecloth-lined bowl and drain the excess liquid.
- Combine the drained cheese, the sugar, sour cream, flour, lime zest, vanilla, and eggs in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator.
- Spoon the cheese filling into the dough cups almost to the top.
- Lightly wet the edges of the dough cups with your fingers and place 1 dough circle on top of each cup.
- Press lightly to seal the edges.
- Brush the tops with the egg wash and sprinkle with the sugar.
- Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Let cool for a few minutes in the pan, then carefully flip the pan to unmold the pies and let cool on a wire rack.
empanada, requeson, sugar, sour cream, allpurpose, lime, vanilla, eggs, egg yolk, milk
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cubiletes-de-requeson-384170 (may not work)