Bienmesabe is a flavorful Spanish dessert consisting of ground almonds, honey, egg yolks, cinnamon, sugar syrup, and lemon zest. It is a specialty of Canary Islands, where it enjoys tremendous popularity, although it is believed that bienmesabe has Arabic origins.
This dessert is often served with a scoop of ice cream on the side or topped with crushed cat's tongue cookies.
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Quesadilla Herreña is a traditional dessert from El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands in Spain, invented at the beginning of the 20th century. This sweet pastry is a unique culinary specialty of the island and is deeply rooted in its cultural heritage.
The main ingredients include fresh cheese from El Hierro (queso herreño), flour, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, cinnamon, and aniseed. The fresh cheese is crucial to the recipe, giving the quesadilla its distinctive texture and flavor. Quesadilla Herreña has a rich, creamy texture and a sweet, slightly tangy flavor due to the fresh cheese, with lemon zest and aniseed adding aromatic notes that complement the sweetness.
Frangollo is a traditional dessert originating from the Canary Islands. Although there are numerous variations and recipes, it typically consists of millet flour, milk, eggs, sugar, butter, lemon zest, raisins, almonds, and cinnamon. Because it contains only a small amount of sugar, frangollo is usually served with honey or palm honey.
Despite being simple, due to millet flour being a key ingredient, this dessert is quite filling, so it can sometimes even be served for breakfast.
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