By Edu Costa − On Thursday, December 10, 2020, 2 years ago in
Dessert Recipes
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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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