Prestiños (Pestiños)
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5
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Excellent
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Prep Time
1 hr
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Rest Time
4 hrs
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Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
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Servings
12 prestiños
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
South American, Costa Rican
Prestiños (Pestiños)
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Prestiños are traditional Costa Rican confectioneries, consisting of a thin, fried dough and tapa de dulce (panela) syrup.
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Ingredients
For the prestiños
- 1¾ cup flour , sifted
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- water (at room temperature)
- vegetable oil (for frying)
For the syrup
- 1½ lb panela (tapa de dulce), broken into pieces
- 1 pinch salt
- ¾ cup water
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the flour and the salt.
- Dig a well in the center and break the egg.
- Mix and add water gradually. Add enough water to form a smooth and homogeneous dough.
- Divide the dough into 12 pieces and form balls with them.
- Place the balls of dough on a tray lined with parchment paper, cover them, and put the tray in the fridge for 4 hours.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator and, using your hands, stretch it finely to form the prestiños. They must be round and about 6 inches in diameter. You can moisten your hands with ice water to help stretch the dough.
- Heat vegetable oil in a pan.
- Deep fry the prestiños over medium heat on both sides. The dough should form small blisters and get a slightly golden color.
- Drain on paper towels.
Syrup
- In a saucepan, add the water, tapa de dulce and salt.
- Cook over medium heat until the tapa de dulce has completely melted and has formed a syrup.
- Serve the prestiños with the syrup drizzled on top.
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