Travesseiros de Sintra
Flaky puff pastry "pillows" filled with a sweet almond and egg cream. A specialty from the town of Sintra.
7 ingredients
8 steps
Ingredients
- 1Puff pastry (500g, ready-rolled)
- 2Ground almonds (200g)
- 3Sugar (150g)
- 4Egg yolks (4)
- 5Butter (50g, melted)
- 6Almond extract (1/2 tsp)
- 7Icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C.
- 2Mix ground almonds, sugar, egg yolks, melted butter, and almond extract to make filling.
- 3Roll out puff pastry and cut into rectangles.
- 4Place a spoonful of filling in the centre of each rectangle.
- 5Fold pastry over to form a pillow shape, sealing edges well.
- 6Brush with egg wash.
- 7Bake 15–20 minutes until golden and puffed.
- 8Dust with icing sugar while warm.