Mantecadas [SEP] country of origin
Mantecadas
Mantecadas are a type of spongy pastry from Spain similar to a muffin, but flatter. The best known mantecadas are from Northwestern Spain, being a traditional product of the city of Astorga, province of León, as well as the nearby Maragateria comarca. They taste very much like pound cake.
Other Spanish regions also prepare mantecadas. There is a factory producing mantecadas in Sardón de Duero, Valladolid Province and another in Maliaño, Cantabria. The "Casa Salinas" bakery in Tudela, Navarre, reputed for its
commercialize packed mini-mantecadas in Mexico and Latin America.
Mantecadas should not be confused with mantecados, a much denser, non spongy very different type of pastry.
Mantecadas de Astorga.
The most famous Mantecadas are the ones prepared in Astorga town under the name Mantecadas de Astorga. Their ingredients are eggs, flour, butter and sugar. Butter is essential in the preparation and differentiates the mantecadas de Astorga from average bizcocho or magdalenas (muffins).
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