Tejas (pronounced teh-has) are a popular dumpling-shaped confection from the Ica Region of Peru. It contains manjar blanco filling (similar to dulce de leche) and either dry fruits or nuts. The exterior is usually a sugar-based fondant-like shell,[1] but there also exists chocolate versions too (known by the contraction chocotejas[2]).
Tejas are also a Spanish confection of a paste of flour, sugar, and other ingredients, baked.[3] The Spanish recipes[4] direct that the pastry should be shaped as a typical teja (Spanish for roof tile).
References
- ^ http://www.nutricionyrecetas.com/recetas/galletas/6668.htm nutricionyrecetas
- ^ http://www.yanuq.com/buscador.asp?idreceta=1202 yanaq.com
- ^ http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?TIPO_HTML=2&TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=teja buscon.rae.es
- ^ http://lavidaencasa.com/RECETARIO/Recetas/tejasalanaranja.htm lavidaencasa.com
External links
- Helena Chocolatier is a major manufacturer of tejas.
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