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About the recipe
Folar de Olhão is an Algarve Easter sweet, rich in layers and aromatic syrup.
Unlike drier folares, it is moist, shiny and deeply fragrant with cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 600 g flour
- 10 g dried yeast
- 250 ml warm milk
- 2 eggs
- 80 g butter
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Honey or syrup (optional)
- 1 pinch of salt
Method
- Prepare a yeasted dough with the flour, milk, eggs, butter, yeast and salt.
- Leave to rise until doubled in size.
- Roll out portions of dough into discs.
- Layer with sugar, cinnamon and butter.
- Leave it to rest in the tin.
- Bake until golden and moist.
Tips from Empório Portugal
- Generous layers give identity to the folar.
- Use a tall cake tin to contain the syrup.
- Unmould carefully.
Possible substitutions in Brazil
- Brown sugar can replace Portuguese yellow sugar (açúcar amarelo).
- Honey can add extra shine.
Pairing
Coffee or black tea. No alcoholic drink is required.
Regional and family variations may change ingredients, quantities and method.
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