Broas de Mel

Name: Broas de Mel
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 6 ¾ cups flour; 2 ¾ cups sugar; 2 eggs; 3/4 cup honey; 1/4 cup ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 2 tablespoons ground nutmeg; 1/4 cup baking soda; 1/2 lemon; 1/3 cup butter; 1/3 cup lard; almonds

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Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Additional Time
1 d
Total Time
1 d 1 hr
Servings
10 servings
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Portuguese

Broas de Mel

Iris Warren

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Broas de mel are traditional Portuguese Christmas cookies. They are the perfect cookie to accompany a nice cup of coffee or tea on a chilly winter Christmas days.

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Ingredients

Servings

6 ¾ cups flour
2 ¾ cups sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup honey or molasses
1/4 cup ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
1/4 cup baking soda
1/2 lemon zested
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup lard or butter
almonds optional

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Instructions

In a bowl combine all the ingredients except the eggs and the molasses together until you get a homogenous mixture.
Create a space in the middle of the mixture and add in the eggs and honey and fold the dough inwards, kneading until it becomes smooth and no longer sticks to the bowl.
Cover with a plastic film and place in the fridge for 24 hours to rest.
After resting, take the dough out of the fridge and roll into medium-sized balls. Place them on parchment paper-lined tray and, if you want, you can press an almond on top of each cookie.
Bake in a preheated oven at 150ºC or 300ºF for 30 minutes.
Dust with powdered sugar, or enjoy as is!