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A Portuguese Christmas Videos

Hello everyone. Here’s our collection of classic Christmas recipes Videos collection. Visit our Youtube Channel and enjoy a Taste of Portugal during your celebrations!

Pasteis de Bacalhau – Bolinhos de Bacalhau
Camarao a Mocambique – Portuguese Shrimp Mozambique

Pataniscas de Bacalhau – Salt Codfish Cakes

Rabanadas – Portuguese Style French Toast

Pudim Flan – Caramel Flan

Pao Doce – Portuguese Sweet Bread

Pao de Lo – Portuguese Sponge Cake -12 Days of a Portuguese Christmas

Biscoitos – Biscuit Cookies – 12 Days of Portuguese Christmas

Arroz Doce – Sweet Rice Pudding – 12 Days of a Portuguese Christmas

Cavacas – Popover Pastry – 12 Days of a Portuguese Christmas

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Portuguese Biscuit Cookies

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This recipe for simple biscuit cookies is one of my favorites. They’re perfect for breakfast or a snack any time of the day. Enjoy them!

Portuguese Biscuit Cookies:

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup olive oil

2 eggs

3 cups of flour

1/4 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

2 teaspoons of whiskey (optional)

1/2 of a lemon zest

1 egg yolk for brushing tops

sugar for dusting

 

Instructions:

In a large bowl beat the eggs and sugar until frothy. Add the milk, lemon zest, oil, whiskey and cinnamon. Beat until well incorporated.

Add the baking soda and then the flour about 1 cup at a time until the batter becomes like cookie dough.

Form the batter into round balls about 2 inches wide and place on greased cookie sheet. Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with a little sugar. Cook at 350 degrees until they turn golden brown. Release one cookie to check the bottom to be sure they don’t overcook after a few minutes. Let cool slightly and sprinkle on more sugar.

 

 

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Biscoitos – Portuguese Tea Biscuits

Portuguese Biscuit Cookies are perfect for your afternoon tea but they are great any time of the day!

This recipe is is simply easy, and perfect, for you to make with your kids because they can get their little hands into the dough and make all kinds of circle shapes, numbers, hearts and letters! *See my photos below, I guess the dough brought out the child in me!

Store in a Cookie jar and enjoy!

Here’s a video from our Youtube Channel:

 

 

 

Ingredients:

 

3 cups of flour + more if needed

1 cup of sugar

3 eggs (room temp)

6 tbsp of Margarine or Butter

2 tsp of baking powder

1 tsp grated lemon peel or Anis Liquor (optional)

 

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Soften the butter and mix with the sugar in a medium bowl until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs and lemon and beat for about 1 minute. Add the flour and baking powder to the sugar and mix with a dough hook for about 3 minutes until the batter forms into a ball. *You may need to a little flour if you find the dough too soft depending on your butter or the size of your eggs.

 

Place the smooth dough onto a lightly floured cutting board and shape into a flat disc with 1/2 inch in height.

Cut the dough evenly into 1/2″ by 5″ strips. Roll each strip into a round snake like form or infinity shape.

You can form the dough into letters, shapes etc.. The dough molds perfectly together by rolling if you have any small pieces.

 

Slightly grease a cookie sheet and place the biscuits evenly on the pan.

Cook for about 15-18  minutes or until slightly golden brown.

*Lift one and look under neath to find a golden crust bottom.

Let them cool slightly and store. *They freeze well so make a double batch!

As you see below, I had a lot of fun making these! 🙂

Cha de Cidreira – Lemon Balm Tea

A little fun!