Have you ever heard of Monteiro Lopes? This is not a name of author, artist or politician, the fame of this name is due to something else: a delicious shortcrust pastry! With half of its dough covered in chocolate and surrounded by a thin and irresistible layer of sugar, Monteiro Lopes is a recipe worth trying. With very few ingredients, you can satisfy your craving for sweetness with this cookie from Pará. In fact, its flavors are so delicious that the recipe has persisted in Brazilian customs since the 19th century. At that moment, together with the emergence of the dessert, the story that names it was born. According to popular justification, the children of two competing bakers got married. To celebrate the union of families, Monteiro Lopes was born, which brings together the surnames and the recipes of the two bakers! Then find out how to prepare it:
Complete recipe by Monteiro Lopes
Preparation time:
45 minutes
Performance:
30 units
Difficulty level:
easy
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of wheat flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 5 tablespoons of sugar
- 3 tablespoons of chocolate powder
- 2 tablespoons of filtered water
- A pinch of salt
Method of preparation:
- Put the flour and butter in a deep bowl and knead with your hands into a ball of dough.
- Always with the hands obtained small cylinders of dough.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven.
- Arrange the cookies in a form. Tip: You don’t need to grease the pan or leave a lot of space between the cookies, as they won’t rise.
- Bake at 180°C for about 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
- For the syrup, mix the sugar, water and chocolate powder over low heat until you have a smooth syrup.
- Dip the semi-cooked biscuits in the still warm chocolate sauce and roll them in the sugar (as if you were breading).
Source: Terra
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