Quimbolitos

600g corn starch/corn flour (approx measure)-(also called Maicena in some south-american countries)

200g pre-cooked corn flour (also called maiz-sabrosa)

14 eggs - Separate whites from yolks

20g baking powder

1tsp vanilla extract

600g cheese - (ceddar or feta or a mixture)

2 or 3 raisings per quimbolito 15/20 banana leafs / hojas de achira or alternatively foil

Instructions

Prepare your ingredients first, crumble the cheese and put the raisings in the a bowl and clean your banana leafs (hojas de achira)

Mix the butter and sugar together until sugar is completely dissolved. This might take a while specially if you do it by hand but it is the most important step. So you really need to beat this together until is all well combined and you cannot feel any grains of sugar.

Once the sugar is dissolved start adding the egg yolks, one at a time while mixing. When you have mixed all the yolks set aside.

Beat the egg whites until you get stiff pikes and set aside.

To the butter mixture add 3/4 of corn flour and mix until you get a smooth batter. You will get a nice thick/cake looking batter. Then add the vanilla extract and mix well before adding the egg whites.

Finally add the pre-coocked corn flour and you'll be ready to assemble.

Follow the video to see how to assemble the quimbolito.

Once you have all of your quimbolitos assembled you are ready to steam them. Steam them for about 15/20minutes. They will be ready when they come out easily from the banana leaf.

Serve Hot :)

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Ingredientes

450g mantequilla

300g azucar

600g maicena - Almidon de maíz

200g harina de maiz precocinada

14 huevos - separados entre clara y yema

20g polvo de hornear

1cdita extractoo de vainilla

600g queso

2 o 3 pasas por quimbolito

15/20 hojas de achira

Preparacion

Bate la mantequilla y el azucar hasta que esta se disuelva completamente. Este es el paso mas importante y lo puedes hacer a mano o con una batidora electrica.

Cuando el azucar este disuelta empieza a anadir las yemas una por una batiendo bien. Luego anade el almidon de maiz hasta conseguir una masa un poco espesa y deja reposar.

Mientras tanto bate las claras de huevo a punto de nieve.

A continuación, agregue el extracto de vainilla a la masa y mezcle bien antes de agregar las claras de huevo.

Finalmente agregue la harina de maíz precocida y el resto del almidón y estará listo para armar.

Mira el video para ver cómo armar el quimbolito.

Una vez que tenga todos tus quimbolitos ensamblados, estarás listo para cocinarlos. Cocinalos al vapor durante aproximadamente 15/20 minutos. Estarán listos cuando salgan fácilmente de la hoja de plátano.

Sirve caliente