Cuetara Galletas 'Maria' (Traditional Spanish Biscuits) 200 g

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Other popular methods of consuming the biscuit include using two to make a sandwich with butter and Marmite or condensed milk spread in between; covering it with golden syrup; or crumbling it up in custard and jelly (gelatin dessert). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The biscuit is round and usually has the name embossed upon its top surface, the edges of which are also embossed with an intricate design.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats (If you only have 1 baking sheet, let it cool completely between batches). In Spain there is a fake legend which tells that in 1920 the confectioner Eugenio Fontaneda named them after his granddaughter.In India, they are commonly eaten plain with tea or sold in bakeries after coating with chocolate and wrapped in foil.

Just like any country, Venezuela has its share of local desserts that are very uncommonly found anywhere else but there. María biscuit survives all generations, even if it is sometimes considered boring, this biscuit has hardly changed in its more than 100 years of history . They're also popularly spread with a jam, marmalade, hazelnut spread, or peanut butter as a snack or dessert, and are delicious when dipped in melted chocolate.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. However, the fact is that the famous María biscuit became very popular in Spain thanks to the Artiach and Fontaneda brands. Maria biscuits are smashed for milkshakes or atole, layered in no-bake desserts, and pulverized into “flour” for cakes and other cookies.