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One of the traditional Easter sweets is he valencian pancakealso know as panquemado, panou, toña or tonya, cóc, fogassa or fogaseta, pa socarrat, new bread… among other names, depending on the region or area where it is consumed.
Basically the mass of the panquemao and the one of the Easter monkey is the same and they share ingredients, the only difference is that the mona can be shaped like an animal, and has a boiled or chocolate egg as decoration, while the panquemado is shaped like bread and only has whipped egg white in some towns like Alberic.
Although it is consumed throughout the year, it is in Easter when this panquemao is more popular, along with others such as, of course, the French toast, fritters, pestiños, and other typical sweets of these dates with which to enjoy cooking and of course, tasting them. Also on October 8, the traditional Pancake Party in Alberic, where the Bakers Guild gives its neighbors a glass of chocolate with a Panquemado.
The panquemao or panquemado It is a tender, fluffy and very aromatic brioche bun. Simple in its preparation, we just have to be careful when resting, because it is important to let the dough rise in a warm place, out of drafts. As a recommendation, an ideal place is inside the oven with it turned off.
Its flavor is delicious and its texture surprising. Have you ever tried it? With this recipe you have guaranteed success.
Panquemao or Panquemado Recipe
Ingredients
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550 g of strong flour
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3 eggs L
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140g of sugar
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65 ml light olive oil
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25 g fresh yeast
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80g milk
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Zest of 1/2 lemon and 1/2 orange
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Salt
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Sugar
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1 egg to brush the panquemao
How to make Valencian Panquemao
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We dissolve the yeast
- Crumble the yeast together with the warm milk, mix with a fork until it mixes with the milk and there are no lumps
- We booked.
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We beat the eggs
- Beat the eggs together with the sugar until they triple their volume and become fluffy.
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Add the orange and lemon zest
- Chop the orange and lemon zest into very small pieces (we can also grate) taking into account not to take the white part of the skin because it is bitter.
- Mix the orange and lemon zest with the olive oil, mix well.
- Pour the mixture of oil, orange, lemon and salt into the bowl where we have the eggs together with the sugar, and mix well until there are no lumps.
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Add the milk and yeast
- Then we add the mixture of milk and yeast that we had reserved and mix everything well again.
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Kneading and first leavening
- Finally add the flour little by little, knead well and form a ball.
- Let the dough rest in a bowl covered with plastic wrap or a kitchen cloth away from drafts, until it doubles its volume. Approximately 2 hours.
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Second rise of the dough
- After the time has elapsed, we knead to remove the gas that has been produced inside and we form a ball again, we leave the ball of dough on the oven tray that we will have prepared with baking paper.
- Let stand again for 2 more hours.
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we bake
- Preheat the oven to 180º, heat up and down.
- With a knife we form a cross in the pancakemao, we beat an egg and brush with beaten egg.
- Put sugar in a bowl and pour a few drops of water into the sugar
- Stir with a teaspoon and sprinkle the pancake with sugar.
- Bake for 25 minutes at 180º, heat up and down. The time is indicative.
- After the time has elapsed, we remove the panquemao from the oven and let it rest on a wire rack.
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The ideal to accompany this traditional Easter panquemao is a glass of hot chocolate or milk.
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Origin of Panquemao or Panquemado
Although Alberic either Alberique It is considered the cradle of panquemao (also known as panquemado, panou, tonya, cóc, fogassa or fogaseta, coca bova in the Marina Alta or pa socarratamong other names, depending on the region or area), this fluffy, round-shaped brioche is very popular throughout the Valencian Community.

There are several legends about the origin of the panquemao, such as the legend that in ancient times, the Moorish king of Valencia had a daughter who was sick and weak due to her lack of appetite. To improve her health, he sent her to a farm near Alberic, where she would be cared for by an old woman from the village known as “Mona”, who prepared an exquisite sweet bread with flour, eggs, sugar, oil and yeast, known in the zone like sultana pit. The king’s daughter tasted this sweet bread and she liked it so much that she recovered her appetite and her health.
Over time, sweet bread took different forms, giving way to the «Easter monkey» that we all know.
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But there are also some that we recommend if you have never tried them, such as the Mantecado de Avilés or Asturian Easter Bun.
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