The tunjas or acemitas are sweet little round shaped pancakes that are made with a sweet dough flavored with cinnamon powder and vanilla, it is a bread that is now found in many bakeries but formerly it was in supplies and houses of family, it is used in The snack, the bread, or at breakfast, wet in coffee with milk or chocolate, these breads are rich, I remember that in my grandmother's house they always had and in the afternoon they did not give them with jam or butter and when they lost their Softness, my grandmother, made them into sweet biscotti that were also very tasty.
Ingredients
- 200 gr. Sugar
- 750 gr. Flour
- 1 egg
- ¼ lt Milk
- 1 bar Butter
- 1 pinch of salt
- 20 gr. Yeast
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
- Nugget Anise if you wish
Preparation
Mix the flour, sugar and spices, stir well, add the butter and mix well, separate the milk and add the fresh yeast, add the vanilla essence, make a circle with the dry ingredients and in the middle add the milk , Start to knead until you get a smooth and smooth mass, if you have a kitchen assistant use the kneader, if you do by hand knead until it is smooth and very smooth.
When finished, let the covered dough rest until it doubles its volume, knead and cut pieces of about 70 grams, make balls and place in greased trays and let go. Bake at 250 degrees until browned.
To enjoy its rich flavor
Bon Appetite
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