Queque

Claudio's wonderful sister-in-law gave me the recipe to make queque chileno! So, while procrastinating homework I decided to bake some. The queque is more like what Americans would consider poundcake, but ohhh it turned out delicious! Claudio is still in classes currently so he hasn't had a chance to try it. Nonetheless, the queque is like sweet bread almost and in my opinion is pretty delicious :) If we added some pie filling like cherries on top it would be indescribable! 

Mi cuñada maravillosa me dio la receta hoy para cocinar queque chileno! Entonces, para procrastinar mis tareas decidí cocinarlo! El queque es lo que gringos dirían "poundcake", pero salió súper rico! Claudio esta en clases por dos horas mas, pero después el verificara si salió chileno autentico. Sin embargo, el queque es como pan endulzado y en mi opinión es muy sabroso. Si añadiéramos cerezas sería increíble!

Here is the recipe:

Queque Chileno

1 cup of sugar 

2 tbs. of butter (room temperature) 

2 large eggs

2 tsp. baking powder

1 cup of milk (I used almond milk)

2 cups of flour (I used whole wheat)

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 

Directions

Mix sugar and butter in a bowl. It has to be uniform and look creamy

Add eggs and mix until everything is mixed together

Add flour (sift the flour), milk, baking powder and vanilla. Mix everything until is all incorporated 

Butter a pan (like the one i used to make breads) and add it to a pre-heated oven at 350ºF for about 30-40min

When the top is all nicely brown is generally ready. Do not open the oven before the 30min to make sure it stays nice and tall.