Good Spanish recipe?

Question

For school we have to bring in a dish thats traditional from our heritage. I am planning to bring a Spanish (SPAIN Spanish not Mexican) dessert. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Here are a few for you:
Bizcocho de yogur (Lemon Sponge)

This sponge made with yoghurt is extremely easy-to-make, uses simple ingrediants and is very adaptable.

The mixture can be made into one large sponge or several small cakes.

These can be fancily decorated with piped cream - or just given a dusting of icing sugar and a soft fruit/almond/sprig of mint placed in the center.

Don´t like lemon yoghurt? Swap for plain or chocolate - and replace a tablespoon of flour with cocoa.

Use empty yoghurt container as measure.

Ingrediants
- 1 measure lemon yoghurt
- 3 measures self-raising flour
- 2 measures sugar
- 1 measure sunflower oil (olive gives too strong flavor)
- 2 eggs

Method
1. Mix sugar, eggs, oil and yoghurt in electric blender.
2. Fold in flour.
3. Pour into greased and floured sponge tin.
4. Bake in moderate oven (180 C) for about 30 minutes.

Flan (Caramel Custard)
Popular all over Spain.

Adapt this simple flan recipe by replacing some milk with freshly squeezed orange/tangerine juice.

Make it into something special by decorating with piped cream and orange slices.

Ingredients for the custard:
- 600 ml milk
- 4 eggs
- 4 tablespoons sugar

For caramelized sugar:
- 100 gr sugar
- 150 ml water

Method
1. Make caramel: dissolve sugar in water over low heat.
2. When sugar dissolved, increase heat.
3. Boil mixture without stirring until syrup is golden brown.
4. Pour into one large or four individual moulds.
5. Prepare custard: mix milk, eggs and sugar in electric blender. 6. Strain through sieve into mould/s.
7. Bake baño maria style - in tin half full of hot water.
8. Bake at 175 C (moderate) until set.
(About 15 mins small moulds, 45 mins large ones.)
9. Leave to cool, turn out and decorate if wished.

Pinchos de frutas (Fruit Brochettes)

If you get carried away with colorful, reasonably-priced fruit at local markets - as I do - and buy too much, this is a wonderful way to use it up.

Use fruit which is in season.
The chocolate and cream is optional - to be used either on top of or under brochettes.

Ingrediants
- 2 bananas
- 2 apples
- 2 pears
- 2 oranges
- Slice melon
- Little (brown) sugar

Optional:
- 200 gr dark chocolate
- 1 glass single cream

Method
1. Peel fruit and cut into large chunks.
2. Arrange on 4 brochette spears.
3. Sprinkle with sugar.
4. Brown under hot grill.
5. Serve.
6. Optional: melt chocolate in microwave, stir in cream.
7. Serve brochettes on bed of chocolate or covered iwith chocolate

Turrón casero
Turrón is a sweet traditionally eaten in Spain at Christmas and there are many types.

Here is a a straightforward recipe for making it at home.

Ingredients
- 200 gr almonds - roasted, peeled, chopped
- 200 gr walnuts - peeled, chopped
- 200 gr peanuts - peeled
- 400 gr honey
- 300 gr mixed dried/candied fruits - chopped

Method
1. Place nuts and fruit in electric mixer and mix well.
2. Stir in honey.
3. Place transparent paper in tin, overlapping at edges.
4. Press mixture well into tin with spoon.
5. Cover top with overlapping transparent paper.
6. Place weight or something heavy on top.
7. Leave for 24-48 hours.
8. Cut into small pieces and serve.

Churros
Not strictly Spanish dessert recipes but well-known all over Spain.
Enjoy them as they are or dipped into hot, creamy chocolate. Mmmm!

Ingredients
- 1 cup plain white flour
- 1 cup water
- Pinch salt
- Deep oil for frying
- Little sugar

Method
1. Boil water with salt in pan.
2. Tip in flour - all at once.
3. Mix quckly with wooden spoon.
4. Remove from heat when thick and not sticking to pan.
5. Leave to cool.
6. Place in icing bag with thick nozzle.
7. Pipe long length into hot, deep oil.
8. Fry until golden brown.
9. Remove and cut into churro-sized lengths.
10.Sprinkle with sugar.

Answer 2

Some favorite Spanish Christmas recipes Staight from Valencia - Horchata de Chufa. (Good luck finding chufa!) That awesome Spanish bread you craved - Pan de ...

Basic ingredients:

6 egg yolks
200g sugar
3/4 litre milk

1 cinnamon stick
1 piece of lemon peel
3 tbsp corn flour

Steps:

1. Beat the egg yolks until light then whisk in 150g of the sugar

2. Place the milk in a saucepan together with the cinnamon and lemon peel - bring to the boil and then remove from the heat and strain.

3. Whisk the milk with the egg mixture

4. Dissolve the cornflour with a little milk and whisk into the mixture

5. Place the mixture over a low heat and cook, stirring constantly until it begins to boil

6. Put the custard into a pudding bowl or smaller individual bowls and allow to cool before placing in the fridge

7. Before serving sprinkle a little sugar on top and caramelize it by placing under a hot grill briefly until the sugar melts and turns brown

Answer 3

Crema Catalana

This popular Catalan cold custard recipe with a crispy caramel coating is surprisingly easy to make.


Basic ingredients:

6 egg yolks
200g sugar
3/4 litre milk

1 cinnamon stick
1 piece of lemon peel
3 tbsp corn flour

Steps:

1. Beat the egg yolks until light then whisk in 150g of the sugar

2. Place the milk in a saucepan together with the cinnamon and lemon peel - bring to the boil and then remove from the heat and strain.

3. Whisk the milk with the egg mixture

4. Dissolve the cornflour with a little milk and whisk into the mixture

5. Place the mixture over a low heat and cook, stirring constantly until it begins to boil

6. Put the custard into a pudding bowl or smaller individual bowls and allow to cool before placing in the fridge

7. Before serving sprinkle a little sugar on top and caramelize it by placing under a hot grill briefly until the sugar melts and turns brown

Answer 4

from spain? Try a good Paella for a meal. Flan is from Spain, then camt o Mexico.
But it is Spanish in origin and an easy dessert. I think you can buy a Flan mix and follow the directions. Also Churros are originally from Spain...

Answer 5

I did a little research and found quite a few recipes. Some of them are quite easy. I was going to send you a couple of them but decided you should pick. So, here's what I found.
http://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/Recipies/desserts/spanish-desserts.htm
Good luck with your project. Sounds like a lot of fun.
Goodaytoyou! ! !

Answer 6

my favourite Spanish food is piella ! It's lovely. Just get some rice throw in some seafood and meat and BAM ! Your project is done. Perfect for the lazy student ( LIKE ME :D)

Good luck

Adios

Answer 7

Great Spanish recipes on:

http://www.spanish-property-today.com
http://www.spanish-property-for-sale.tv

sorted by course plus main ingredient.

Happy cooking!

Answer 8

although crema catalana is my favorite, for the inexperienced cook it is a bit difficult to make and it will not transport very well and you have to torch the sugar right before serving.

How about cookies

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/montecados-spanish-cookies/detail.aspx

Answer 9

Enchilados with fruit as a dessert.

Answer 10

flan custard