Contra a Moorish Origin for Ensaimadas
For those coming late to this discussion, we’ve been kicking around possible origins for the Mallorcan and Menorcan ensaimada here, as well as the puzzles of its spread (why did…
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Here’s another comment, this time on ensaimadas, a topic that we have touched on here and here. Thanks to Michael Raffael. I probably missed earlier postings, but it seems likely…
Read moreThe Ensaimada Trail: Pedro Ballester’s Ensaimada Recipe
Back to ensaimadas. I’m fainnly getting around to posting a translation of Pedro Ballester’s recipe for Minorcan ensaimadas. It was first published in 1923. It is therefore probably one of…
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