Yummy Easy Ecuadorian Quimbolito Recipe
Traditional yummy easy Ecuadorian quimbolito recipe made with wheat flour and corn meal. These delicious quimbolitos steamed cakes are perfect with your morning coffee or tea or as an evening snack.
Ingredients
1 cup Wheat Flour (4oz)
1 cup Corn Meal ( 4oz)
2 teaspoon Baking Powder
12 tablespoons unsalted butter 12oz
1 1/2 cup sugar 12oz
2 cup fresh cheese 12 oz
10 Eggs separate the egg whites and egg yolks
2 1/2 teaspoon Rum
1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract
10 tablespoons Raisins
12 Achira leaves
Instructions
In mixing bowl add the butter and sugar and cream till smooth
In a separate bowl combine the milk, egg yolks, flour, baking powder, Rum and vanilla extract and mix with a paddle attachment until well combined and incorporated.
Add in the shredded cheese and mix until combine about 30 seconds.
Add this mixture to the butter mixture and mix until batter comes together and is well homogenized and set aside.
In a separate clean boil whip the eggs to a soft peak.
Fold in the whipped meringue by dollop onto the batter mixture and fold in gently until well combined scraping the side occasionally.
Fill each achira leaf with the quimbolito batter, add some raisins and shape into a rectangular shape wrapping then into a packet with the center part opened.
Fill your double boiler with water and bring to a boil.
Add the wrapped quimbolitos to the pot and steam cook them for 30 minutes.
Serve hot.
Yummy Easy Ecuadorian Quimbolito Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Wheat Flour 4oz
- 1 cup Corn Meal 4oz
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter 12oz
- 1 1/2 cup sugar 12oz
- 2 cup fresh cheese 12 oz
- 10 Eggs separate the egg whites and egg yolks
- 2 1/2 teaspoon Rum
- 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract
- 10 tablespoons Raisins
- 12 Achira leaves
Instructions
- In mixing bowl add the butter and sugar and cream till smooth
- In a separate bowl combine the milk, egg yolks, flour, baking powder, Rum and vanilla extract and mix with a paddle attachment until well combined and incorporated.
- Add in the shredded cheese and mix until combine about 30 seconds.
- Add this mixture to the butter mixture and mix until batter comes together and is well homogenized and set aside.
- In a separate clean boil whip the eggs to a soft peak.
- Fold in the whipped meringue by dollop onto the batter mixture and fold in gently until well combined scraping the side occasionally.
- Fill each achira leaf with the quimbolito batter, add some raisins and shape into a rectangular shape wrapping then into a packet with the center part opened.
- Fill your double boiler with water and bring to a boil.
- Add the wrapped quimbolitos to the pot and steam cook them for 30 minutes.
- Serve hot.
Hello! I would like to make these but I am wondering if I can substitute the Achira leaves for Banana leaves?
Also, what kind of cheese do you use?
Thank you!!
Hi Nicole,
Absolutely you can replace Achira leaves with Banana leaves, they hold up well and the results will be similar. For the cheese, I usually use a fresh spanish cheese that they sell at our local grocery store. If you can’y find any fresh cheese you can substitute with fresh mozzarella or cottage cheese.