Cortadinhos de Alpiarça — Published Formula
This published recipe confirms the preparation described in the catalogue entry: a tray cake of whole eggs, sugar, flour and lemon, turned onto sugar and cinnamon and cut into squares or triangles. The 1942 account comes from the same culinary source and is not treated as proven chronology.
- Yields
- Not stated
- Prep
- Not stated
- Cook
- About 40 min
Ingredients
- 100 g / 3.5 oz Wheat flour
- 300 g / 10.6 oz Sugar
- 6 Eggs
- from 1 lemon Lemon zest
- as needed Butter for greasing
- as needed Sugar and cinnamon for dusting
Method
Beat the eggs and sugar until thoroughly combined.
Gradually fold in the flour and lemon zest.
Grease a tray, line it with paper, grease again and dust with flour.
Pour the light batter into the tray and bake in a moderate oven for about 40 minutes.
After 20 minutes, cover the surface with foil to prevent excessive browning.
Turn out onto a cloth or paper dusted with sugar and cinnamon, then cut into squares or triangles.
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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