pestiños
Sign in to saveA pestiño is a Christmas or Holy Week pastry that is popular in Andalusia and other regions of southern Spain. It is a piece of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and glazed with honey or cinnamon sugar.
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It is catalogued under topics including Andalusian cuisine, Christmas food and Doughnuts.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Pestiños
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- Borrachuelos
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- Spain
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- Andalusia
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- Doughnut
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- Dough, sesame, olive oil, honey or sugar
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A pestiño is a Christmas or Holy Week pastry that is popular in Andalusia and other regions of southern Spain. It is a piece of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and glazed with honey or cinnamon sugar.
== History == The prestiño dates back at least to the 16th century, being mentioned in the book La Lozana Andaluza, which was written in 1528.
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