Bolo De Mel Azorean Honey Cake Recipe

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Bolo De Mel Azorean Honey Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 9 oz (250 g) bread dough from the baker's shop
  • 90 oz (2.5 kg) flour
  • 35 oz (1 kg) sugar
  • 26 oz (750 g) banha , this is pork fat
  • 17 oz (500 g) butter
  • 1 oz (25 g) erva-doce , this is anise herbs, mashed and sifted
  • 1.75 oz (50 g) canela ( cinnamon)
  • 1 oz (25 g) cravinho da india, (cloves in powder form)
  • 17 oz (500 g) walnut, cut into halves
  • 9 oz (250 g) ground almonds
  • 1.75 oz (50 g) candied lemon peel , cut into cubes
  • 60 oz (1.8 litre) pure honey
  • 5 tbsp of baking soda , dissolved in the wine
  • 1 cup of madeira wine

Directions:

  1. One day before making the cake, buy the bread-dough at the baker's shop, sprinkle a little bit of flour on the dough, put it in a towel and keep it in a warm place until the next day.
  2. Put the baking soda into the Madeira wine, dissolve. In a pan warm up the honey, mix the butter and pork fat (if not available, just use butter), dissolve. Let this mixture cool.
  3. Sift flour into a bowl, mix in the sugar, make a well and put the bread dough into it. Now work the flour-sugar mixture into the bread dough. As soon as this is well joined, start to incorporate little by little the (tepid) honey-fat mixture. Add some of the candied lemon peel, as well as the Madeira wine, orange juice and orange zest, anise, cinnamon, and cloves.
  4. Incorporate and knead thoroughly until the dough doesn't stick to the bowl. Cover the dough with a towel and put it in a warm spot. Keep it in a warm place for 3-4 days.
  5. Divide the dough into parts of 250g or 500g or 750 g, depending on the pans to put into the oven. This cake is made in wide, round pans which are rather low. Before going into the oven, the cake is decorated with half-walnuts, sliced almonds and the rest of the candied lemon peel.
  6. Grease the baking pans. Bake about 50 minutes 355 °F (180 °C). Let cool down before taking it out of the baking pan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 537.92 Kcal (2252 kJ)
Calories from fat 88.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.85g 15%
Cholesterol 0.03mg 0%
Sodium 1059.7mg 44%
Potassium 92.48mg 2%
Total Carbs 111.43g 37%
Sugars 62.25g 249%
Dietary Fiber 5.18g 21%
Protein 5.93g 12%
Iron 3mg 16%
Calcium 138.7mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 353.3 Kcal (1479 kJ)
Calories from fat 58.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.47g 15%
Cholesterol 0.02mg 0%
Sodium 696mg 44%
Potassium 60.74mg 2%
Total Carbs 73.19g 37%
Sugars 40.89g 249%
Dietary Fiber 3.4g 21%
Protein 3.9g 12%
Iron 1.9mg 16%
Calcium 91.1mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.8
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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