Pudim de Queijo

Ingredients

• 1 lb (½ kg) soft goat cheese (use freshest cheese possible)
• 1 lb (½ kg) sugar
• 2 cups water
• 12 egg yolks
• 4 egg whites

Directions

1. Grate the cheese.
2. Boil sugar in water to the consistency of a thick syrup.
3. Add the cheese and mix well.
4. Next, remove the mixture from heat and combine with beaten egg yolks and egg whites.
5. Sprinkle the bottom of a pan with burnt sugar.
6. Pour in the mixture and bake in a double boiler.
7. The latter may also be accomplished by placing the pan with the mixture into a pan filled with hot water.
8. The mixture can also be baked in a shallow, buttered and floured baking pan.
9. Bake in the oven.
10. After removed and cooled, cut into squares and top with granulated sugar.