Membrillo pepas recipe

Quince Pepitas are very typical masitas in Argentina. They are ideal to accompany a coffee with milk in the morning, or a mate in the afternoon. Brbhay Many versions of this recipe for Membrillo pepas and its elaboration is very simple, but here in recipes we show you the most exquisite and fast to do. Being so easy, the children of the house can help with the preparation. You can also make these nuggets with dulce de leche, sweet sweet potatoes or the one that is most liked. Keep reading and discover how to make homemade and easy quince cups!

Ingredients to make quince pepas:

1. cut the butter into cubes and place it in a bowl next to the sugar, the lemon zest and the vanilla essence. Beat all ingredients until integrating.

2. Add the egg and the yolk to the bowl. Add the sifted flour together with the baking powder and join everything to form a tender mass.

3. Once you get the tender dough, wrap it on a film paper and let it stand in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

4. Take out the mass of the refrigerator, cut it and make cylinders of the diameter that you want to have your quince pepitas. Then, cut those slices into approximately 1 cm thick slices and place each portion on an greased oven plate or covered with non -stick paper.

5. When you have all the masitas on the plate, make a hole in the center with your thumb to each one and place a piece of quince candy.

Trick: You can melt the quince or step on it as a puree to make it easier to put it and melt inside the oven.

6. Bake the Argentine Quince Pepitas in an oven at 180 ° C for approximately 10-15 minutes, until you see that the dough is slightly golden and the melted quince. Let them cool (although warm they are a delight!) And enjoy your easy -to -knife pepas with rich tea or coffee.