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Nutritional Values

🔥260kcal
💪5gProtein
🌾32gCarbs
🥑13gFat
🌿1gFibre
⚖️70 gServing

* Per serving · 70 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten 🥛 Dairy 🥚 Eggs

Tíbia de Braga

How to order / say it
Say it Tíbia de Braga — [Tee-bee-ah deh Brah-ghah]
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A delectable pastry filled with custard cream, rolled into a horn shape.

Why try it?

This scrumptious pastry epitomizes Braga's penchant for sweets using traditional recipes handed down through generations of confectioners, serving as a sweet nod to its past.

How it tastes

Buttery and flaky with a rich, smooth custard filling, this pastry offers a delicate sweetness with every bite.

Origin & History — first documented: 1885

Created by local bakers in the late 19th century, Tíbia de Braga soon became a celebrated sweet treat served during festivities and family gatherings.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🌾 300 g puff pastry
  • 🥚 4 large egg yolks
  • 🥛 250 ml milk
  • 🍯 100 g sugar
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

  1. 1 Roll out puff pastry and cut into strips.
  2. 2 Wrap the strips around pastry horn molds, brush with egg wash.
  3. 3 Bake until golden brown and leave to cool.
  4. 4 Whisk together egg yolks, sugar, and milk over low heat until thickened, add vanilla.
  5. 5 Pipe the custard into the pastry horns and serve.

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