Alcomonias — Santiago do Cacém Heritage Formula
This is the large-scale formula recorded by Manuel Fialho and published by Santiago do Cacém municipality in 2023. Its volume measures and batch size are preserved without editorial scaling.
- Yields
- Large traditional batch · yield not stated
- Prep
- Not stated by the source
- Cook
- Not stated by the source
Ingredients
- 1 litre Honey
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 100 ml Water
- 1 litre by volume Toasted pine nuts
- 2 litres by volume Toasted rolão (coarse wheat flour)
- as needed Flour for shaping
Method
Heat the honey with the cinnamon, stirring continuously until it boils.
Add the water and toasted pine nuts. Continue stirring until the mixture returns to the boil.
Add the toasted rolão and stir until the mixture boils again.
Remove from the heat and immediately spread on a floured board or table.
Cut into diamonds before the paste cools so that the pine nuts do not fall out.
Sources for this recipe
The quantities and method were checked against the references below. Family recipes may vary; where no single official formula exists, we present a representative practical version and say so plainly.
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