Comments on: Ensaimadas!!!

By: sholeh

sholeh — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:20:34 +0000

Hi, Thank you so much for this recipe. it is STRENUOUS and EXCELLENT. I used butter instead of pork lard and it was very good!

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How to tell I’m on holiday « Lin3arossa's Blog — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:18:42 +0000

[...] Ensaimadas: Not good for my hip measurement (lard?) but delicious. I didn’t use up the lard, despite being generous with it so next time 100g will do. A bit time-consuming but a definite keeper. [...]

By: G

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:38:08 +0000

I made these today and they were de-li-cious. They grew so big after one hour, I don't know what they would have looked like if I had let them overnight. Next time I'll try 3 hours and see if they get even fluffier, though. I just realized I forgot the sugar on top but they were still reaaaaaaaaaaally good I had kids visiting and they couldn't stop eating them. A keeper, albeit a bit time-consuming. Didn't use the whole amount of lard, despite being generous with it. Next time 100 g will do. Thank you for this recipe!

By: Spanish Guy

Spanish Guy — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:53:09 +0000

It's really nice to see recipes like this posted around. One suggestion, true ensaimadas use strong flour (bread flour) not all purpose flour...the texture and flavor come off VERY, VERY different...also no milk is used...though I suppose it won't hurt...I should know...I'm from Spanish descent, my grandmother use to make them a lot...I remember her rendering the lard and all that good stuff back when..keep up the good work...buen apetito...

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:17:24 +0000

Made these today with butter (about half the amount because that seemed enough) - they were delicious. Made half of the batch with cinnamon sugar on top of the butter - these were the best. The result reminded me a lot of "Faschingskrapfen" and I think I will try this recipe as a lower-fat version of these normally fried sweets during carneval. Thanks yet again for a great recipe!

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:43:46 +0000

I will definitely give this recipe a try! I am craving for what is called "Portuguese Croissants" (in Hamburg) but I can't get them at home. All recipes I've tried to make my own didn't meet my expectations 100%, but this might be another step on the way! They are fluffy and a bit flaky, you can peel off the soft layers of the baked dough one by one.... Hmmm... Dream... :) So your picture looks a lot like what I want!