Plantain Cake

Ingredients

• 2 ripe plantains, sliced in half, then in strips
• 225 gm cottage cheese
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 egg whites
• 20 ml dry breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp sugar
• 80 ml olive oil
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Fry plantain strips in the oil until brown on both sides.
2. Mix cheese, cinnamon, and sugar in a bowl.
3. Beat egg yolks in one bowl, and the whites stiffly in another.
4. Grease a baking dish, and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
5. Fold stiff egg whites into yolks, pour a quarter into the dish and spread on the egg mixture and a layer of fried plantain.
6. Cover with quarter of cheese and some olive oil.
7. Repeat layers, until ingredients are used up.
8. Save a little egg mix and oil to pour over final layer.
9. Bake in 180 °C oven for 40 minutes.
10. Serve with meat.