Celorico de Basto Pão-de-ló

Pão-de-ló de Celorico de Basto is a large, low cake baked on paper in a round earthenware form. Its broad, slightly wrinkled surface turns brown around a central opening. When cut, the crust reveals an intensely yellow crumb: airy near the outer edge and deliberately very moist at the centre.

The Rota da Doçaria Tradicional Portuguesa publication describes it as a point of balance—neither dry nor excessively wet—and photographs a version whose creamy batter flows from the cut. This morphology separates it from Fafe's tall, fully baked sponge and from rectangular sugar-coated versions.