Mantecadas from Spain

Mantecadas from Spain


We prefer proper Scones with butter, but if you like lard....


Shopping List for about 25 Mantecadas:

375 gr plain flour
200 gr lard
4 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
the juice of 1/2  a lemon
2 tablespoons sambuca or 1 teaspoon anise extract
2 eggs, free range
a bowl of sugar to dip them in straight out of the oven


Put the flour and baking powder in a bowl and mix. Make a little hole in the center of the flour mix. Whisk the eggs in a seperate bowl for 1 minute until light and add the lard (room temperature) sugar, lemon juice, the eggs and the sambuca in the flour mix.

Mix it well with your hands and form a ball. Then cover it with clingfilm and leave it to rest in the fridge for about 20 minutes.

In the meantime preheat your oven to 150C.  Roll out the dough on your worksurface covered with a little flour and extra to put some on your rolling pin. Cut out the cookie shape with a 5-6cm fluted cookie cutter.

Lay them on your oventray lined with baking paper and bake them in your preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes until slightly brown. Whilst warm put them in a bowl of sugar.
let them cool completely on your wire rack.

I have to say it is a required taste and maybe you need to wash them down with sambuca.....Oh well.


                                                                "Enjoy"