Pacoca de Amendoim (Peanut Cake)
Pacoca de Amendoim (Dolcetto Di Arachidi), lo conoscete? Se non conosci ora t’aspetta una sorpresa. E se lo hai provato, rimarrai stupito di quanto sia semplice farla a casa!
Pacoca de amendoim (Peanut Dolcetto) is a traditional Brazilian dessert made from peanuts, sugar and salt, popular in southeastern Brazil. Not to be confused with the Northeast paçoca, which is a savory dish produced in the northeast, consisting of carne de sol, cassava flour and onions.
Il nome, pronunciato pah-sso-kah, deriva dalla parola indigena Tupi “posok”, che significa “sbriciolare” o “distruggere”. E questo perché questa dolce veniva tradizionalmente preparata usando un mortaio e un pestello.
In Brazil, they can be easily sold commercially in supermarkets and candy stores.
Here in Italy it remains a little more difficult to find them but not difficult to do it at home.
Another recipe that I recommend is the Pe de Moleque (dolce di arachidi) fatto con caramello e arachidi molto buono….
This recipe should not be used in the oven or stove.
Now let's go to the recipe.
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- Servings: 70
- Preparazione: 20 min. – Cottura: 0 min.
- Ready in: 20 min.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg of unsalted and skinless roasted peanuts (if you also want salty) but remove the excess
- 2 cups of sugar
- Half a cup of yellow corn flour
- A teaspoon of salt (not to be added if you use salted peanuts)
Method
Step 1
Take the toasted peanuts, sugar, cornmeal and salt, put them in a crusher or blender.
Step 2
Work until well crushed and homogeneous.
Step 3
Take your favorite mold shapes and put the mixture, squeeze with your hands, fingers and modeling.
Step 4
take it out of shape and it's ready for consumption.