Venezuelan cuisine

Cream Cheese Quesillo

The “Quesillo” is considered a typical Venezuelan dessert. It owes its name to the holes that are formed, similar to those of cheese. The basic ingredients for its preparation are whole eggs, condensed milk, liquid milk and vanilla. But as I like to go a step further I bring you this variant with cream cheese, which brings an incredible smoothness, do not miss it ...

[Fuente]

Ingredients:
500 grm of Cream Cheese Philadelphia
4 eggs
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
250 grm of sugar

For the Candy:
250 grm of sugar
The juice of 1 lemon
1 cup of water

Preparation:
-For the caramel, mix the sugar with the water and the lemon juice. Bring to a fire until the caramel forms. To empty it in the mold bathing the walls also. Reserve.
-Build cream cheese until creamy.
-Add the eggs, cinnamon and sugar little by little.
-Wash the mixture in the caramel mold and bring to the oven at a temperature of 180 ° C for 40 minutes.
-After this time remove from the oven, let cool and refrigerate for 8 hours before unmolding.

Techniques:
To form the candy that will cover the mold where the quesillo will be baked, it is vital to know some tips and problems that could arise at the time of cooking.
The two golden rules that must be followed are: first, dissolve the sugar in the water over low heat, stir gently without the liquid boiling and avoid splashing the walls of the cooking vessel as much as possible; second, when the sugar has dissolved completely, you must stop stirring and bring it to a boil. Do not stir anymore when boiling, since sugar crystals will form which will create a chain reaction and the syrup will quickly turn into a crunchy dough.

If you do not have a sugar thermometer, it can be very helpful to know that the candy is ready when it begins to turn golden at the edges, leave it a minute longer and it will be enough to be used. If you have a sugar thermometer at 145 ° C you will have it ready!

Later in another post we can talk about the cooking stages of the syrups and their uses ... it is really another wonderful world. There is so much to present, I am very happy to belong to this community ...

I hope this information will be of great help and that you will soon be able to enjoy this Venezuelan delight ...