Spiced fritters with honey

Pestiños de Navidad

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    20

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Andaluz: A Food Journey Through Southern Spain

By Fiona Dunlop

Published 2023

  • About

This Andalusian classic comes out to play in any shape or size at Christmas and for numerous Andalusian festivals. In Málaga, pestiños go by the name of borrachuelos. Their origins are indisputably Moorish, though the pastries are not particularly sweet. Angeles makes them in little twists, infused with orange and spices, and sticky with honey. They could also be dusted with sugar mixed with a little ground cinnamon. Keep the pastries in a sealed container if