Milhojas
Type | Dessert |
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Place of origin | Latin America |
Region or state | Americas |
Associated national cuisine | Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain, UK (Gibraltar), Uruguay, Venezuela |
Main ingredients | Layers of puff pastry |
Milhojas ("thousand sheets") are desserts made with stacked layers of puff pastry,[1] filled with creme patissiere; cream; dulce de leche; a creamy mix of condensed milk, sugar, and vanilla; or white chocolate. They are part of the cuisines of Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico,[1] Peru, Portugal, Spain, UK (Gibraltar), Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Milhojas from Madrid
Millhojas Dos cremas de nata y pastelera (parte inferior)
Coffee with milhoja and another pastry in Murcia
See also[]
- Mille-feuille
- List of pastries
References[]
- Rick Stein's Spain: 140 new recipes inspired by my journey off the beaten track - Rick Stein. pp. 403–404.
Categories:
- Desserts
- Argentine pastries
- Colombian cuisine
- Chilean cuisine
- Guatemalan cuisine
- Peruvian cuisine
- Portuguese cuisine
- Salvadoran cuisine
- Spanish pastries
- Venezuelan pastries
- Mexican pastries
- South American cuisine stubs
- Dessert stubs