Of Italian origin, the Offer O Crustoli (Gratholi or Crostoli) is a type of bread, fried and transmitted on sugar and cinnamon, very similar to the rain cake. This recipe has some versions and everything I have eaten to date was very hot!
Has Cueca became crustments?
For me I come from an Italian family and I ate many crustments, I find the two most similar recipes of different, note:
Offer
- The transformed underwear pasta is a simple recipe made with flour, sugar, eggs, butter (but it can be fat) and baking powder.
- The dough is stretched and cut into strips and then folded and fried.
- The transformed underwear is a dessert common to parties and celebrations in Brazil and is known with various names, such as “flour wires” or “cat ears”.
Shabby
- The mass of waste is also fried, but the ingredients change, in addition to wheat flour, sugar and eggs has wine (or other alcohol liquid)
- The mass of shabby is cut into different shapes such as strips, diamonds or only then are we fried.
- Crusts are always sprinkled with icing sugar or immersed in honey.
According to my modest opinion they are practically the same candies, despite the Croatian origin of the other, but both have the same preparation sequence and its variations are minimal.
My recipe cueca transformed
For me, the great resource of transformed underwear is in its simplicity. After all, the recipe requires only some common ingredients that are found throughout the house, such as flour, sugar, eggs and oil of fry.
The dough is wrinkled and then stretched, cut into stripes and folded in a way that recalls the shape of an underwear folded in the laundry rope (I can’t see it, but there are those they see), it is so easy to take this first step with the children too.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs;
- 2 tablespoons of butter (but can use margarine);
- 1/2 cup of milk;
- 6 tablespoons of sugar;
- 1/2 tablespoon of yeast powder;
- 1 whistle of salt;
- 1 tablespoon of cachaça;
- 2 and 1/2 cups (tea) of wheat flour (approximately);
- Frying oil;
- Sugar and cinnamon powder to be sprinkled or honey to accompany.
Way
In a bowl, mix eggs, margarine, milk, sugar, yeast, salt and cachaça. Add the wheat flour that gradually moves initially with a spoon and then with your hands to a homogeneous and soft mass that is lost from your hands.
Divide the dough into two parts and open with the help of a roll on a floured surface until it is thin (about 0.5 cm). Cut into medium rectangles (5×10 cm approximately).
Create a curtain in the middle of each rectangle and fold the dough passing inside. Gradually fry in hot oil until lightly brown. Remove, drain them on paper towels and pass through sugar and cinnamon or serve with honey.
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What are the regional variations of Cueca and transformed crusts?
The transformed underwear and dad are popular fried sweets in various regions of Brazil and the world.
Although they are variations in the same basic preparation, each region adds a special touch, in the ingredients or in the form of preparation. These cultural differences make candies even richer and more different.
Differences in revenue between the regions of Brazil
The transformed underwear is a traditional candy in many Brazilian families, especially in the southern and south -eastern states. However, small changes in the ingredients make the recipe unique features in each location.
Specific ingredients used in the south of the country
In the southern states, revenue often transport eggs and butter, making the dough softer. In addition, there are those who add a touch of cachaça or vinegar to improve taste and improve freshness.
In some families, refined sugar replaces brown sugar, which gives a more intense flavor to the candies.
Changes in the preparation in the southern -east of Brazil
In the south region -est, the transformed underwear is more crunchy and can contain lemon or orange chips in the dough.
Some versions also include chemical yeast to make candies more aerated. Covering sugar and cinnamon is a tradition maintained practically in all variants.
International versions of candies
Crustoli, the Italian version of the Virada underwear, also has differences according to the region in Italy. Caramella also has the name of Chiacciere, Frappe or lies, depending on the location.
Similar revenues in European countries
In addition to Italy, similar sweets can be found in other European countries. In France, there is Bugnes, a very similar candy candy. In Germany, there is Schmalzgebäck, which is with thin and fried pasta until it is crunchy.
Cultural influences on the adaptation of the cake
In Brazil, Virada’s underwear became popular due to the influence of European immigrants, in particular Italians and Germans.
The adaptations made over the years have given sweet characteristics unique, making it a traditional recipe in many families.
How to adapt the recipe for underwear for restrictive diets?
With the growing search for healthier and more accessible versions to different food restrictions, the transformed underpants adapt to the public who avoid gluten, dairy products or ingredients of animal origin.
Gluten -free options
For those who have celiac disease or want to avoid gluten consumption, there are several alternative flour that can replace wheat flour in the curve recipe.
Replacement of wheat flour with alternatives
The best replacement options include:
- Rice flour, which maintains the lightness of the pasta;
- Sweet flour, which helps to give elasticity;
- Almond flour, which adds a slightly sweet flavor.
Tips to maintain the crunchy consistency
To prevent the dough from being fragile, it is advisable to add an xanthana or psillium rubber, ingredients that help light the gluten -free dough.
Vegan versions
The vegan turn can be prepared without eggs, milk or butter, ensuring a taste similar to the traditional recipe.
Ingredients to replace eggs and dairy products
- Hydrated flax seed eggs or banana puree;
- You can change milk for coconut vegetables, almonds or oats;
- coconut oil butter or vegetable margarine.
Suggestions of suitable and fatty vegetable oils
For frying, vegetable oils such as sunflower oil or Canola oil are healthier and offer a result similar to conventional oil.
