Bilharacos

Description: Orange brown tone; cinnamon; natural and light to feel the pieces of dried fruits.

Special characteristics: It can be presented as small balls or in the shape of a dumpling.

Delimitation of the geographical area of production: Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira.

Ingredients used: Pumpkin, sugar, eggs, flour, lemon zest, nuts + sugar and cinnamon.

Preparation: Well cooked pumpkin, well drained and squeezed. With this pumpkin dough, add the eggs, sugar, flour, orange juice and zest, a little Port wine and the small chopped nuts. Mix everything very well. Rest for a while. Make balls with small pieces of dough or with the help of two spoons roll the dough. Put in the boiling oil and fry. The fat is removed and drained, passing through sugar and cinnamon.

Know-how: Pumpkin should be cooked the day before to drain well. Mix the ingredients very well.

Forms of marketing: Confectioneries and pastry shops during the Christmas season.

Product availability throughout the year: During the holiday season.

Representativeness in local food: Indispensable in the dessert of Christmas parties.

Product availability (in extinction, continuous supply, recovery): Continuous supply, essentially, during the Christmas season.

Source: Confraria da Fogaça da Feira