[AZORES-Genealogy] Dessert called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do Egito"] or Egyptian Roses?

Does anyone know an Azorean dessert, possibly characteristic of São Miguel, called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do Egito"] or Egyptian Roses? I found recipes online for two different items, one in Portuguese that's dough fried in oil, the other in English that's a baked cookie. Which one is authenti

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dessert called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do Egito"] or Egyptian Roses?

I have a cookbook of recipes from Sao Miguel. It has a recipe for Rosas-do-Egipto. Unfortunately, it's entirely in Portuguese so I can't really answer your question. The best I can do is read off the ingredients: ovus, acucar, leite, agua, farinha, and sal. Don't know if that's helpful. Gayle

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dessert called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do Egito"] or Egyptian Roses?

Katharine, The "Rosas do Egipto" that we made in the Azores is the "deep fried" recipe. Margaret On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Gayle Machado < gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu> wrote: > I have a cookbook of recipes from Sao Miguel. It has a recipe for > Rosas-do-Egipto. Unfortunately, it'