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                                                  HER MOST FAMOUS RECIPE






   PA AMB OLI
   

     Ingredients

     -A slice of bread.
     -Tomatoes.                           
     -Olive oil.
     -Salt.
     

   PREPARATION

   Take a slice of bread.  Rub half a tomato on it.  Sprinkle some olive oil and a pinch of salt.  Accompany this with ham, cheese, salami, etc....

   Enjoy this meal and pretend you are sitting on the terrace of a Mallorcan house watching the sun go down on our beautiful mountains.




     ENSAIMADA

      Ingredients

    -Flour.
    -Sugar.
     -Butter.
    -Oil.
    -Yeast.
    -Lard.
    -Egg.
    -Salt.

    PREPARATION

    Mix a little flour and sugar with the yeast and let it rise
   Mix all the other ingredients with the yeast and then form a dough ball. Take a piece
 and roll it into a long sausage and then make a spiral
   Cook in a preheated oven (190º) for 15-20 minutes until it is golden. Take out of the oven and sprinkle with icing sugar.

This is delicious with a cup of hot chocolate.  You can also fill the ensaïmada with cream, jam, "angel hair" which is caramelized pumpkin or any other manner of filling.

When you go to the airport in Palma, you will always see people with flat hexagonal boxes.  These contain ensaïmadas which people are taking back to their countries.  It is one of our most popular exports.