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Traditional Catalan Dessert: PANELLETS
Panellets
literally means “little breads” in Catalan. They are one of
Catalonia’s best-loved traditional dessert. They are little almond
cakes served on All Saint’s Day.
Their
history dates back to the XVIII century when they were cooked to be
shared as blessed food. On All Saint's Day, the person in charge of
ringing the church bells had to stay up all night clanging on them so
that nobody could forget to pray for the souls of the dead. At
midnight, the villagers used to walk to church and share dry fruits,
biscuits, sweets and wine with them. This is the origin of “La
Castanyada”,
the Catalan version of All Saint’s Day. People offer panellets
and roasted chestnuts to each other.
Ingredients
To
make the pastry we need:
500
g chopped almonds
500
g sugar
200
g potatoes
1
egg
some
grated lemon peel
To
fill and decorate the Panellet:
250
g pine nuts
250
g chopped almonds
250
g chopped coconut
1
egg
some
grated lemon peel
some
chocolate
Recipe:
Cook
the potatoes for 20 minutes.
Peel
the potatoes.
Cut
the potatoes into pieces.
Mash
the potatoes
Mix
the chopped almonds with the sugar and the eggs.
Mix
this paste with the potatoes. Mix all the ingredients into a paste.
Add
some grated lemon peel.
Take
some pastry and make a little ball.
Immerse
the balls into the beat egg.
Coat
the balls in chopped almonds and pine nuts
You
can make panellets
with
coconut, chocolate, pine nuts... The
most famous are
the panellets
de
pinyons
or pine
nut
panellets.
They are very expensive.
It’s
typical for children to make them at school too.
They
are delicious!!!!!!
By 6è A class-November 2010
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