Ledesmas donuts are a typical sweet from Spain, specifically from the town of Ledesma, Salamanca. This elaboration consists of small donuts that manually prepare one by one, providing the shape of a donut as a spiral. This elaboration is quick and easy to prepare, in addition, they are cooked in the oven, so they look different, since when doing hand they are varied. On the other hand, you should also know that these Carnival donuts have a tradition of more than 150 years, the history of Lesdesmas donuts is very popular and has gone from generation to generation. In recipes, we teach you how to make Ledesma donuts. Lets go there!
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| Ingredients to make Ledesma donuts: |
| 500 grams of flour 100 grams of sugar (½ cup) 250 milliliters of milk 2 eggs 40 grams of pig butter 75 grams of butter (⅓ cup) 25 milliliters of anise |
| ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Cheap cost |
Ingredients to make Ledesma donuts:
1. To start with the recipe for Lesdema Rosquillas, first in a bowl add the eggs and sugar, mix with some rods.
2. Add anise, milk, butter and melted butter. This last ingredient before adding it you must introduce it into the microwave for a few seconds.
3. Add the flour little by little and mix with a wooden spoon.
4. Pour the flour into the mixture and when you can no longer continue with the spoon, you must do it by hand. The flour must be added until the mold is taken off and the dough can be removed. Then, in the countertop adds a little more flour and continues to knead.
5. You can vary the amount of flour, you will sometimes need a little more. The dough must be compact and manageable.
6. Turn on the oven to 180 ºC with heat up and down. Then prepare an oven tray and place a leaf of vegetable paper. Next, acquire pieces of dough and put some flour on the table, specifically you must add it in the place where you will stretch the dough, make elongated and thin strips.
7. Short strips and make the donuts. To do this, take the strips and screw, do as if you were double rosco, but without doing it.
Trick: To be able to handle the dough you must put flour in your hands.
8. Place Ledesmas donuts on the tray and introduce them into the oven. Place the tray in the central part of the oven to cook well.
Trick: With these measures they must leave 2-3 trays, since small donuts are made.
9. After 15-20 minutes the donuts will be ready, time will depend on each oven. When you observe that they are ready you can already withdraw them carefully. What do you think of this recipe? Tell us in the comments your opinion.
Trick: Ledesmas donuts should not be too done, since they are hard donuts, but they are delicious.
