Dom Rodrigo
(Dom Rodrigos, Bolo de Dom Rodrigos)
Dom Rodrigo is a Portuguese dessert that is traditionally associated with the Algarve region, where it’s been made since the 18th century. It is prepared with a combination of egg yolks, sugar, ground almonds, cinnamon, and fios de ovos - a traditional confectionary product consisting of thin egg threads.
The gooey mixture of egg yolks and almonds is neatly placed inside fios de ovos, and the whole combination is wrapped in colorful foil that’s shaped into a small pyramid. Similar to other Portuguese desserts, it is believed that Dom Rodrigos also originated as a conventual dessert.
Some say that it comes from the Convento das Bernardas or Piedade (in Tavira), and it was supposedly named after a local religious man from a wealthy family whose name was Rodrigo.
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Dom Rodrigo Authentic recipe
This recipe is adapted from the YT channel Mon Amie. To learn how to make fios de ovos, look for the tip on how to make egg threads. We suggest you use the sugar syrup leftover from frying the egg threads, but in case you do not have it, make the sugar syrup by mixing 20 ml of water with 100g of sugar and boiling then until a syrupy consistency. Also, for frying the balls you've assembled, you can use the sugar syrup leftover from frying the egg threads.
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