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Portuguese Honey Buns (Broinhas de Mel) Recipe

Portuguese honey buns recipe (receita de broinhas de mel), are small loaves flavored with honey, cinnamon, fennel, nuts, and olive oil, baked until golden.
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 Portuguese Honey Buns (Broinhas de Mel) Recipe

Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time 30 min
Ready In 15 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings24

Ingredients

0.5 liters of olive oil1 liter of water0.5 kg of brown sugar250 g of honey30 g of ground fennel10 g of cinnamon powder1 teaspoon of salt100 g of walnuts and pine nuts1 kg of flour
0.5 liters of olive oil1 liter of water0.5 kg of brown sugar250 g of honey30 g of ground fennel10 g of cinnamon powder1 teaspoon of salt100 g of walnuts and pine nuts1 kg of flour
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Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C or 350F.
  2. Finely chop the nuts.
  3. Then, in a wide pot, combine the olive oil, water, sugar, fennel, cinnamon, salt, and chopped nuts.
  4. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and stir in the flour thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
  5. Return to heat and cook for another 2 or 3 minutes, stirring carefully until the dough pulls away from the pot.
  6. Remove from heat and transfer the dough onto a surface.
  7. Let it cool slightly, but while still warm, shape the dough into small loaves with the palms of your hands.
  8. Score them with a crisscross pattern using a knife, place them on a floured baking sheet, and bake for about 15 minutes.
  9. Remove from the oven and place them on a tray in layers, sprinkling them with powdered sugar.

Recipe & Photo Credit: Receitas de Portugal

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