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About the recipe
Sonhos de Natal are traditional Christmas fried sweets on the Portuguese festive table.
The dough puffs as it fries, creating light fritters that are coated with sugar and cinnamon while still warm.
Ingredients
- 250 ml water
- 70 g butter
- 1 pinch of salt
- 180 g of flour
- 4 eggs
- Oil for frying
- Sugar and cinnamon
Method
- Boil water, butter and salt.
- Add the flour all at once and stir until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pan.
- Leave to cool slightly.
- Add eggs one by one.
- Fry small portions in oil over moderate heat.
- Roll in sugar with cinnamon.
Tips from Empório Portugal
- Oil that is too hot browns the outside before the inside cooks.
- Add the eggs gradually, one at a time.
- Serve the same day.
Possible substitutions in Brazil
- Lemon zest can perfume the dough.
- Ground cinnamon may be served on the side.
Pairing
Coffee or herbal tea. No mandatory alcoholic beverage.
Regional and family variations may change ingredients, quantities and method.
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