Pudim de Queijo (Cheese Pudding)

Ingredients

• •l pound soft goat cheese, use freshest cheese possible
• •l pound sugar
• •2 cups water
• •12 egg yolks
• •4 egg whites

Directions

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