Humita is a typical dish from the northeast region of Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and other Latin American countries. In this case, we will not serve it in chala forming humita tamales, but as a filling for a whole wheat cake, a real delight!
You will see that some steps are very simple if we use canned food to minimize cooking time. Of course, you are free to use fresh products, so you can adapt the recipe to your liking without any problem. In addition, throughout the recipe you will find comments about it. Continue reading and how to make humita cake.
Ingredients to make humita cake:
• 1 sheet of whole wheat pie crust
• 340 grams of creamy corn
• 100 grams of corn kernels
• 1 large onion
• 100 cubic centimeters of skim milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons oatmeal, bran, cornmeal, or breadcrumbs
• 60 grams of fresh cheese
• Nutmeg
How to make Humita Cake:
Peel and chop the onion. Then, caramelize it with its own sugar. To do this, brown it over medium heat in a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add 1 tablespoon of water and stir sporadically until evaporated. Repeat this procedure as many times as you want until you get tender and very sweet onions. To assemble the filling for your humita pie, mix the onion with the creamy corn, corn kernels, skim milk and nutmeg.
Trick: you can replace the creamy corn with fresh corn. In this case, you will not need to add milk. Peel 2 corns and boil them until their kernels turn a vivid yellow color (about 7 minutes). With the help of a fork stuck in the tip of the bone, shell the corn with a knife.
Only when you have tasted the filling of your humita cake and you liked it, add the egg and integrate.
Trick: you can also make the humita and pumpkin tart if you cook a piece of pumpkin cut into cubes beforehand and then grind it.
Coat a tart pan with cooking spray, then place the whole wheat pie crust. In turn, sprinkle oatmeal, bran, cornmeal or breadcrumbs on the bottom. This will absorb moisture from your filling so the dough stays crisp.
You can make your own whole wheat pie crust with this recipe, as well as opt for regular short crust pastry.
Tip: if you want, you can make humita tartlets and serve individual versions directly.
Pour the filling that you have prepared for your humita cake, add cubes of fresh cheese and make the repulgue like the one you can see in the image. Cook it for 40 minutes at 200 ºC.
Trick: if you prefer, you can make the repulgue (fold the edge) in any other way you like.
Clever! Look how creamy this humita cake is. In addition, as you have seen, it is a quick and easy humita cake recipe perfect for any time and day of the week. Dare to try it!
With what to accompany the humita cake
You can divide your humita cake into portions and, once cold, freeze it. It will last in the freezer for 3 months and it will be very useful if you find it difficult to cook with your daily routine. Are you tired of poor quality food due to lack of time? This cake will be your solution.
You could, to complete the dish, accompany it with a fresh arugula, tomato and zucchini salad, or any of these options:
• Avocado and orange salad
• Arugula and burrata salad
• Capers salad
