Marquesitas

Name: Marquesitas
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 200g plain flour; 2 eggs; 300ml milk; 60g sugar and 1 tsp vanilla; Grated Edam cheese; Cajeta, condensed milk, jam or chocolate spread

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Also known as: Marquesitas Yucatecas, Yucatan Rolled Crepes, Mérida Crispy Crepes

About this dish

A crisp, thin wafer cooked in a hot iron, filled with grated Edam cheese and sweet fillings such as cajeta or chocolate spread, then rolled up.

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Ingredients

🌾200g plain flour

🥚2 eggs

🥛300ml milk

🍬60g sugar and 1 tsp vanilla

🧀Grated Edam cheese

🍯Cajeta, condensed milk, jam or chocolate spread

Method

Serves 4

Whisk the flour, eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla into a thin batter.

Heat a marquesita iron or a heavy pan and pour in a thin layer.

Cook until golden and crisp on both sides.

Quickly add the sweet filling and grated cheese.

Roll up tightly while still warm so it sets crisp.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Marquesitas are a Yucatán street snack from Mérida, where carts sell them in the evenings around the main squares.

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