QUEIJADAS DE SINTRA (Portuguese fresh cheese cinnamon tarts)

[@strigansnumero7143]

Michael thanks for posting this one. Quijadas de Sintra are my favorite. Reminds me of the times going to the portuguese bull fights with my grandpa and hearing the vendors scream out "Olha as Quijadas de Sintra", I would always get my grandpa to buy me a pack of 6. By the way if you decide to go to Sintra I reccomend taking a trip 30 minutes north to Mafra. The convento de Mafra is beautiful and the library is so large, shaped like a cross and the old books are actually preserved by bats they decideded to leave in order to kill the bugs that eat away at the books. Beautiful convent/castle, and known as the last place where the Portuguese Monarchy stayed before fleeing to Brazil. My other grandfather was stationed there in the Army.

[@JustCookwithMichael]

That’s a great story with you and your grandfather. I’ve been to Sintra once. Thanks for the travel tip that would be great to make it to Mafra. 🍻

[@MargeryRothenberg]

1) You may not want to add salt by pouring it into a measuring spoon OVER the bowl with the other ingredients. It may come out all at once and overflow. 2) The recipe calls for "flour" but he is using Bread Flour which has a higher gluten content (which is why the dough keeps bouncing back when he rolls it out). Why not all-purpose flour? Isn't bread flour "tougher" for a dessert recipe?

[@JustCookwithMichael]

thank you for your feedback. You’re right. It’s never a good technique to pour salt that way-just in case. And yes all purpose flour would lead to a or Tinder crust all other things being equal. 🍻

[@gregghall966]

Michael I love this channel, when I lived in Lisbon I loved the various savoury pastries. Have you ever tried the folhado misto, folhado de pizza etc? I lived off of those. Also the tamboril dishes there were to die for!

[@JustCookwithMichael]

Hi, I’ve seen them often, but surprisingly I haven’t tried folhado misto. Hopefully next time I’m in Portugal. 🍻