Velhote
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Region or state | Valadares, Vila Nova de Gaia |
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Created by | Maria Francisca da Silva |
Main ingredients | Flour, eggs, lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon |
Velhote is a typical dessert of the parish of Valadares, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Velhotes are a kind of sweet bread with sugar and cinnamon. They are typically served on Saturdays and by the time of , Valadares' most important religious feast.
Velhotes were baked for the first time in the 1880s by Maria Francisca da Silva, a "Braguesa" (a lady who came from Braga) and soon became popular. Only a little of the velhote's history is known, but the legend says that when king Carlos I and Queen Amélie of Orleans came to Porto, they ate velhotes.
Recipe[]
The original recipe included flour, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, lemon juice, yeast and saffron, but the way of baking this sweet bread has changed a lot since the 19th century.
Confraria dos Velhotes[]
There is a "confraria gastronómica" (gastronomic brotherhood) in Valadares () which intends to dignify and spread the existence of the velhote as a typical sweet.
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