Conceição's Portuguese Travesseiros Recipe

These pastry pillows (travesseiros) are a famous pillow shaped pastry from Sintra, Portugal.

Preparation time	20 min
Cooking Time	30 min
Ready In	50 min
Level of Difficulty	Easy
Servings	10

Ingredients

Pastry: 1 lb of butter 2 cups of sour cream 8 cups of flour 12 eggs yolksFilling:1 lb of walnuts12 egg whites2 teaspoons of vanilla extract1 teaspoon of baking powderConfectioners sugar (to taste)

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Directions

Day 1:

Melt the butter, mix in sour cream, flour and egg yolks.
Shape into small balls and leave in fridge until the next day.

Day 2:

Beat the egg whites until frothy, add the crushed walnuts, sugar, vanilla extract and baking powder and mix gently.
Roll the small balls until very thin, place about 1 to 2 teaspoons of the mixture on each dough, roll them up and seal the ends.
Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake at 180°C or 350°F until golden brown (20 to 30 minutes).
Dust with the confectioners sugar and serve.

Recipe Credit: Conceição Almeida
Photo Credit: theculturetrip.com

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