Pão de ló
Pão de ló, from above
Non vegEggOvar

Pão de ló

A golden sponge so eggy it's almost custard in the middle. Easter in Portugal, any day at yours.

50 minTime
5 gProtein each
mildSpice
Easter sponge2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayEggs, yolks, sugar and a little flour, baked in paper, soft in the centre.
The original
177kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
50minutessame

Pão de ló de Ovar.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

10 servings
Egg4
Egg yolk8 yolks
Sugar1 cup
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)⅔ cup
Salta pinch

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Whisk eggs, yolks and sugar on high speed until very thick and pale.
  2. 2Sift in the flour and salt and fold gently.
  3. 3Pour into a tin lined with crumpled baking paper and bake at 200 C until risen and golden but soft in the centre.
  4. 4Cool in the paper and serve.
Serve it like this

Serve in wedges on a board, still in its paper, with coffee or a glass of milk.

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A little snack Peixinhos da horta25 min
A little snack Pastéis de bacalhau75 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
Something sweet Serradura20 min
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