Panlevi

Name: Panlevi
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: vegetable oil, for greasing; 3 medium eggs, beaten; 100 g/3½ oz/½ cup granulated sugar; a pinch of salt; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 100 g/3½ oz/¾ cup plain flour, plus extra for dusting; ½ tsp baking powder

Preparation info

Makes:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Babka, Boulou, & Blintzes

By Michael Leventhal

Published 2021

About

This is one of the most ancient, but also one of the most popular, recipes of the Curacao Sephardim. Traditionally baked for all holidays and other festive occasions, these crisp sponge cookies are often sent to relatives and the sick, and they are essential served with the Curacao Hot Chocolate.

Ingredients

vegetable oil, for greasing
3 medium eggs, beaten
100 g/3½ oz/

Americas
Cookies
Vegetarian
Jewish

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Grease and lightly flour two large baking sheets.
Put the eggs, sugar, salt and cinnamon into a mixing bowl and beat together well, either by hand or using an electric handheld mixer, then stir in t