Barriga De Freira Nuns Bellies Recipes

Steps:

• -Pre-heat oven to 375.
• -Roll your room temperature dough to less then 1/2 inch thickness into a rectangular shape.
• -With a spoon, spread 2 tbsp of butter evenly over dough.
• -Evenly cover the butter with brown sugar leaving a little room around the edges of the dough.
• -Sprinkle cinnamon over brown sugar.
• -Tightly roll up the dough and seal the seam with your left over butter.
• -Trim ends off and cut rolled dough about 1/2 in thick and lay flat on sprayed cookie sheet.
• -Bake for about 12 min or until brown sugar is caramelized.
• -Lay waxed paper on your work surface.
• -Once out of the oven, wait about 5 min then gently remove from pan and place them onto the waxed paper.
• -Let cool completely - about 10 minute.
• -These can be frozen for future use for up to a month.

Steps:

• Lightly toast slivered almonds.
• Combine water and sugar and heat, until sugar has dissolved, then cook until you get a thick syrup.
• Remove from stove top, add butter.
• As soon as butter is molten, add crumbled bread, mix.
• Put back onto stove top, add egg yolks and cook slowly until the pudding thickens - don't boil!
• Fill into a bowl, garnish with slivered almonds and cinnamon.