Yaya's Pastelera

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 5 large ears of corn, grated
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup soymilk
• 4 eggs
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 bunch fresh basil (optional)
• 1/2 cup sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt margarine in a saucepan over med heat. add onions and cook until caramelized.
• 2 add grated corn. it is best to use fresh corn but will also work with frozen.
• 3 turn heat to low. slowly add milk (or soymilk), stirring constantly. continue to stir as corn cooks. this will take approximately 15 minutes.
• 4 remove from heat and allow to cool for approximately 15 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°f
• 6 whisk eggs, salt and pepper. mix into the cooled corn mixture.
• 7 pour mixture into greased ramekins or a shallow baking dish. bake for 25-30 minutes (for ramekins), or 35-40 minutes (for baking dish), or until centre appears set.
• 8 garnish: for sweet - sprinkle sugar on each; for savory - place one basil leaf in the centre of each ramekin.
• 9 serve hot. typically, sugar is set on the table for those that would like to add a little more to their pastelera as they eat through the sugar on top!