Broas castelares
Portuguese typical Christmas sweet
To make this recipe you need:
- 1 orange peel
- 125gr of peeled and chopped almonds
- 150g of corn flour
- 75gr of wheat flour
- 3 eggs
- 400gr of sweet potatoes
- 50gr grated coconut
- 750 gr of white sugar
Boil the sweet potatoes. Once cooked mash until they are pureed. Add the sugar and bring the mixture to soft boil. Go stirring. Once it boils, add the almonds, coconut, orange peel and whole eggs. Wrap well. Then add the two flours, previously mixed. Remove from heat and let it cool. Once the dough has cooled, make small balls and give them the shape of bread. Place the broas, slightly apart from each other, in a tray greased with butter and sprinkled with flour or lined with parchment paper. Flatten them one at a time and brush each one with egg yolk.
Bake it on a previously heated oven to 220 degrees.
