Recipe For Fardelejos

Recipe

Pastry Crust:

125ml Vegetable Shortening

125ml Water

1/4 tsp Salt

7 cups all purpose flour

Filling:

3 eggs

500g ground almonds

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

zest of one lemon

300ml Vegetable oil (for frying)

Icing Sugar for dusting

First make the dough. Pour water, vegetable shortening and salt into a pan and turn the heat on high. When the vegetable shortening melts, remove the pan from heat. Carefully pour water and shortening mixture into a medium size bowl for mixing. Add flour and stir until slightly mixed. lay the dough onto a cutting board and knead the dough until mixed completely. Form the dough into a ball. Wrap it in cling wrap and set aside in a warm spot while preparing the filling. Second, prepare the almond filling. In a medium size bowl, add the eggs, granulated sugar and lemon zest, and mix slowly. Add the ground almonds and mix thoroughly. Flour the cutting board. Take off a handful of dough and roll out the dough until very thin. Place a heaped tablespoon of filling onto the dough. Fold dough over the top of the filling and cut the dough into a rectangle around 1 1/2 inches by 2 1/3 inches (4 x 6 cm), or in a semi-circle. Press the edges all around with your fingers or use a fork. Continue rolling an filling  the fardelejos until you have finished the dough. Pour vegetable oil to a depth of about 3/4-inch a large, heavy bottom pan. Heat on a medium high heat. Fry the fardelejos until they are a golden colour . Remove from the pan and allow to drain on paper towels. When the fardelejos have cooled, dust with powdered sugar.

Ingredients in Spanish 

Grasa vegetal 125ml

125ml de agua

1/4 cdta sal

7 tazas de harina para todo uso

Relleno:

3 huevos

almendras molidas 500g

1 1/2 tazas de azúcar granulada

ralladura de un limón

300ml de aceite vegetal (para freír)

Azúcar glas para limpiar el polvor