Pastissets (), also called casquetes, pastelicos, dulces de alma or flaons are stuffed fried pastries from
Catalan cuisine
Catalan cuisine is the cuisine from Catalonia. It may also refer to the shared cuisine of Northern Catalonia and Andorra, the second of which has a similar cuisine to that of the neighbouring Alt Urgell and Cerdanya ''comarques'' and which i ...
,
Valencian cuisine and
Aragonese cuisine. They can be filled with
cabell d'àngel
Cabell d'àngel ( ''cabello de ángel''; literally "angel's hair") is a transparent threaded jam made from Siam pumpkin (''Cucurbita ficifolia'') pulp and white sugar. It originated in Mallorca but its use has spread to the rest of Spain and ...
jam, sweet potato jam, or almonds, even with
mató cheese
Mató () is a fresh cheese of Catalonia made from sheep' or goats' milk, with no salt added.
It is usually served with honey, as a traditional and emblematic Catalan dessert known as .
Description and origin
Mató is a whey cheese similar t ...
and
''codonyat''. They are typical of
Terres de l'Ebre
Terres de l'Ebre (, literally in English 'The Ebre Lands') is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. It is located in the south-west of Catalonia, in the southern part of river Ebre, and will be formed by four coma ...
and in
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...
. In
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
, there is a very similar preparation called rubiol.
Preparation
In
Amposta they are made with a mixture of
olive oil
Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea''; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: f ...
,
flour
Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many culture ...
,
eggs,
Catalan ''moscatell'' and
anissette, which is cut in circles. They are stuffed, folded by the middle and closed by pressing softly, often with a fork. They are cooked and covered with sugar.
Gallery
Pastissets de moniato.JPG, Pastissets de moniato
Pastissets de carabassa i mel.JPG, Pastissets de carabassa i mel
Pastissets de Benifallet.jpg,
Flaons de Xert.JPG, Flaons de Xert
See also
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Catalan cuisine
Catalan cuisine is the cuisine from Catalonia. It may also refer to the shared cuisine of Northern Catalonia and Andorra, the second of which has a similar cuisine to that of the neighbouring Alt Urgell and Cerdanya ''comarques'' and which i ...
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List of doughnut varieties
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List of fried dough varieties
This is a list of fried dough foods. Many cultures have dishes that are prepared by deep frying dough in many various forms. Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food that are covered separately in the Wikipedia article List of doughnut varieties.
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External links
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Valencian cuisine
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