Papo-de-anjo

Papo-de-anjo
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Portugal
Main ingredients	Egg yolks , sugar syrup
	Media: Papo-de-anjo ;

Papo de anjo or papo-de-anjo , roughly translated as "angel's double chin", is a traditional Portuguese dessert made chiefly from whipped egg yolks , baked and then boiled in sugar syrup . ^[1]

Like fios de ovos and several other classical Portuguese sweets based on egg yolks , papo de anjo is believed to have been created by Portuguese nuns around the 14th or 15th centuries. Laundry was a common service performed by convents and monasteries, and their use of egg whites for "starching" clothes created a large surplus of yolks. ^[2]

According to most recipes, the yolks must be whipped until they swell to double their original volume. Some recipes also call for egg whites (1--2 whites for each 10 yolks), beaten separately to stiff peaks consistency and gently mixed into the yolks. The mixture is then poured into greased muffin forms (about 1/2 tablespoon each) and baked until they are firm but still without crust. The pieces are then boiled lightly in the syrup, which may be flavored with rum , vanilla , or orange peel . ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

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^ Charles Gordon Sinclair (1998), International Dictionary of Food & Cooking . Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-57958-057-2 , ISBN 978-1-57958-057-5
^ Marina Alves (2008), Dos deuses ^{[
permanent dead link
]}. Online article, Jornal da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte , accessed on July 5, 2009.
^ Jornal Zero Hora (daily newspaper), recipe for Papo de Anjo . Online version at terra.com, accessed on July 5, 2009.
^ O Estado de S. Paulo (daily newspaper), recipe for Papo de Anjo . Online version Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine at newspaper's site, accessed on July 5, 2009.
^ Amelia Coelho (1899), Dos Cadernos de Receitas da Amelia . Jurua Editora. ISBN 85-362-2217-4 , ISBN 978-85-362-2217-2
^ George Erdosh (2003), Rare finds - Enjoy this South American food tour . Better Nutrition magazine, Vol. 65, issue 4 (April 2003), pages 36?38. ISSN 0405-668X. Online version accessed on July 5, 2009.

[1] Charles Gordon Sinclair (1998), International Dictionary of Food & Cooking . Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-57958-057-2 , ISBN 978-1-57958-057-5

[2] Marina Alves (2008), Dos deuses ^{[
permanent dead link
]}. Online article, Jornal da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte , accessed on July 5, 2009.

[3] Jornal Zero Hora (daily newspaper), recipe for Papo de Anjo . Online version at terra.com, accessed on July 5, 2009.

[4] O Estado de S. Paulo (daily newspaper), recipe for Papo de Anjo . Online version Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine at newspaper's site, accessed on July 5, 2009.

[5] Amelia Coelho (1899), Dos Cadernos de Receitas da Amelia . Jurua Editora. ISBN 85-362-2217-4 , ISBN 978-85-362-2217-2

[6] George Erdosh (2003), Rare finds - Enjoy this South American food tour . Better Nutrition magazine, Vol. 65, issue 4 (April 2003), pages 36?38. ISSN 0405-668X. Online version accessed on July 5, 2009.

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