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Mantecada

Breads, Flatbreads and Savory Pastries

Mantecadas are a spongy sweet bread originating in Spain, tasting much like pound cake. The best known mantecadas come from northwestern Spain, where they are a traditional product of the city of Astorga in the province of Leon and the nearby Maragateria region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Course
Dessert 1
Origin Region
Spain 1
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Expresses Tradition

Source Mantecada (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Butter, Ingredients
Source Mantecada (Wikipedia)
Egg, Ingredients
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Flour, Ingredients
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Sugar, Ingredients
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1. Mantecada (Wikidata)
  • P495 (country of origin): Spain
    Spain
  • P31 (instance of): Dessert
    Dessert
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Mantecada (Wikipedia)
  • Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Flour]], [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[butter]], [[sugar]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Butter, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Flour]], [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[butter]], [[sugar]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Egg, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Flour]], [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[butter]], [[sugar]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Flour, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Flour]], [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[butter]], [[sugar]]
  • Expresses Tradition: Bread Baking, Wikipedia category: Category:Quick breads
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