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On Childhood Memories & Areias

29/1/2014

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Areis de Cascais



I grew up with a very special recipe book, my mother got on our first trip to Portugal, back in 1984. As the years went by,  it's pages guided us through her Portuguese kitchen.  It seems, the memories I hold the fondest from my mother's kitchen, evolved from when this book was opened. We'd quietly sit beside her, in anticipation, as she gently turned its pages.  

Today, this old tattered book, sits amongst my treasures. And from it, these lemon scented crumbly "sand" cookies emerge.
 



Recipe Book | Areias detail




Textured butter on antique green plate



Areias & Baking sheet








Areias de Cascais Cookies closeup


Areias | Portuguese "Sand" Cookies

Ingredients
230g Butter (room temperature)
150g Caster Sugar
320g All Purpose flour (sieved)
Rind from 1 lemon

Sieve flour & sugar into a large bowl. Using your finger tips, gently rub in butter and lemon rind, until mixture resembles a sandy texture. 
Roll together walnut size pieces of cookie mix and place 2cm apart. Chill for 10-15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Bake cookies for 20 minutes at 160deg C. Do not allow the cookies to darken in the oven. 

You may dust with cinnamon and icing sugar once they have cooled down.


Areias | Portuguese "Sand" cookies


Recipe adapted from 'Cozinha Tradicional Portuguesa' by Maria de Lourdes Modesto
3 Comments
Dina link
30/1/2014 10:47:53 pm

they look perfect for tea!

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Stella link
2/2/2014 06:44:27 pm

and for sharing too :) I always make cookies as an excuse to get my friends around for tea.

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Cláudia Vasconcelos
6/1/2015 12:32:11 am

Olá Stella

ADORO areias e as que faço são diferentes das tuas :-)
É receita da minha avó, que teria agora quase 100 anos. Ficam igualmente deliciosas, mas os ingredientes são um pouco diferentes.
Beijinhos daqui, de Portugal :-)
Cláudia

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