Ensaimada is a bread made from sweetened, yeast-risen dough, (like a sort of brioche) made in Spain, and in the Philippines. Per loaf, you use about 1 cup (8 oz / 225 g) of butter, ¾ cup (6 oz / 175 g) of sugar and 8 egg yolks. You make a creamed mixture, then add…
Lard
Lardo
Lardo is lard that has been treated in such a way that it ends up becoming a charcuterie that melts in your mouth. What was just “pork fat” is transformed into a luxury food item.It is not the same as “Lard”, which is rendered and clarified. It is made using fat from the pork belly…
Lardy Cake
A Lardy Cake is a bread into which spices, fruit and pieces of lard are mixed. The lard and sugar on the layers inside melt together and get gooey; the sugar on top gets crunchy. What makes the cake is the lard. There is really no point in making this cake without it. It’s really…