ensaïmada

plural ensaïmadas · plural ensaïmades

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of ensaimada.

   It was a day filled with echocardiograms and delicious samples of ensaïmada.

   2019, Jamie Erickson, “Delight Instead of Defeat”, in Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence, Chicago, Ill.: Moody Publishers, →ISBN, part 2 (The Struggle), chapter 8 (One Crazy Day Away from Crisis)

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   I tell you, it’s not the same / So many things have changed / I’ve seen sweets by the fist-full / Scattered all over the streets / And bakers hawking ensaïmades / For only six centimes each . . .

   2004, Tomás Graves, “Saint Anthony and the Devil”, in Tuning Up at Dawn: A Memoir of Music and Majorca, London; New York, N.Y.: Fourth Estate, →ISBN, page 274

   Next I would eat some ensaïmadas, small spiraled Majorcan pastries that are very popular in Barcelona.

   2008, José Andrés with Richard Wolffe, “Cataluña”, in Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen, New York, N.Y.: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, →ISBN, “Pork” section, page 174

   Mallorcan ensaïmades, dusted with icing. The light pastry spirals dusted with icing sugar that flake perfectly.

   2014 September 21, Leadership Sunday, number 450, Abuja, →ISSN, →OCLC

   Place the ensaïmadas on a couple of baking trays and cover them with a damp tea towel.

   2017, Si King, Dave Myers, “Ensaïmadas: Mallorcan Spiral Pastries”, in The Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure: 150 Easy and Tasty Recipes to Cook at Home, London: Seven Dials, →ISBN, “Desserts” section

   Google tip: ask Google what the oldest pastry shop is in Mallorca and it’ll lead you to Ca’n Joan De s’Aigo. Their ensaïmades are lighter than air.

   2020 March, “Hey, Google, what should I eat?”, in Holly Meadows, editor, Cosmopolitan, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Magazines International, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2023, page 118