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Mantecadas de Astorga

Small, crumbly sponge cakes from Astorga, in the province of León, with a buttery, lemony flavour. They keep well for a long time and are traditionally eaten with coffee or hot chocolate.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

231 kcal per serving

Protein
3.6 g
Carbohydrates
26.8 g
of which sugars
12.9 g
Fat
11.8 g
Fiber
0.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C and place twelve paper cases in a muffin tin.
  2. Beat the softened butter with the sugar until creamy and pale.
  3. Add the egg yolks one at a time, then the lemon zest and vanilla.
  4. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt, then gently fold them into the mixture.
  5. Divide the batter among the cases, filling them three-quarters full.
  6. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the cakes are golden on top.
  7. Let them cool completely on a wire rack before storing them in an airtight tin.

Variations and tips

Iced lemon version. Mix icing sugar with a drizzle of lemon juice and spread it over the cooled mantecadas.

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