Quesito, Mi Favorito Puerto Rican Pastry, Step by Step!
- febrero 2021
- Por Michelle Ezratty Murphy
- Receta de Puerto Rico
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These quesitos, so flaky, sweet, cheesy—so increíble—are the No. 1 must-eat treat one of favorite Puerto Rican food cooks Michelle Ezratty Murphy must have when she and her husband go to Puerto Rico. ”The minute that we land on la isla, I tell my husband that the first thing I want to do is go straight to the bakery and get a dozen. The pastries are handed to us, looking (and tasting) pretty much perfect: in a crisp white box, tied with string.”
Michelle reports that she and her husband Pat leave the bakery ”and neither of us can wait 5 more minutes. Inmediatamente, we cut the string and dive right into these delicious golden pastries that stick to your fingers.”
Quesito significa poco de queso, pero el sabor es grande. A diferencia de un danés de queso, los quesitos se enrollan en pequeños rollos de hojaldre con forma de cigarro, se rellenan con queso crema dulce y se untan ligeramente con un jarabe de miel pegajoso en el momento en que salen del horno.
How to eat a quesito is another Puerto Rican wonder, says Michelle. ”For breakfast, it must always be accompanied by a cup of coffee bien caliente. How do I know this? Because my husband and his entire Puerto Rican family do it this way. So, it must be the right way. As an afternoon snack, it’s acceptable to skip the coffee. My husband loves when I make quesitos at home. I think it makes him think of his childhood and his family back on the island.
Innegablemente diferente de cualquier otro pastel que haya probado, los quesitos son bastante difíciles de encontrar en los EE. UU., a menos que tengas la suerte de tener una panadería boricua cerca. Afortunadamente, no son difíciles de hacer y usan solo unos pocos ingredientes, por lo que es fácil satisfacer ese antojo de quesito.
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