Mexican Cheese Squares

Recipe Ingredients

5 cups	990g / 34oz	Eggs (large)
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	All-purpose flour
1		Salt
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Baking powder
1		Green chile peppers or - - diced
		Fresh jalapeno peppers - - deveined and seeded
1 cup	237ml	Sour cream
2 cups	474ml	Packed - grated cheddar
		(1/2 lb.)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Mexican hot sauce - up to 2
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh cilantro leaves - torn
		No stems
1 tablespoon	15ml	Unsalted butter

Recipe Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, flour, salt and baking powder until smooth. Stir in diced chile peppers, sour cream and cheese. Add hot sauce to taste and cilantro.

Melt butter in an 8" square baking dish. Pour mixture into dish and spread with a spatula.

Bake at 400F. for 15 minutes, then turn heat down to 350F. and bake an additional 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly, then cut into squares to serve.

To freeze, wrap - uncut - in foil, then place in airtight freezer bag. Reheat, unthawed, in foil wrapping in a moderate oven until heated through, about 25 minutes.

Yield: About 24 squares.

From "Nancy Enright's Canadian Herb Cookbook" by Nancy Enright.

Source:
Prodigy Food and Wine Board

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