Asturian frixuelos are one of the jewels of our national gastronomy, a sweet that is cooked at certain times of the year similar to the crepe, but better. In our country we are lucky to be able to try the best sweet and savory recipes in the world. The crepe has become famous all over the world, but the frixuelo has nothing to envy it, quite the opposite. Both doughs are light and easy to cook, in less than 10 minutes we can have some frixuelos or crepes ready to enjoy a luxury snack. Ingredients: 200 grams of flour 4 eggs 500 ml of whole milk The zest of 1 lemon 10 ml of monkey anise 20 grams of white sugar A pinch of salt How to prepare Asturian frixuelos The reality is that Asturian frixuelos are one of the snacks most desired healthy foods of the moment. We can put the amount of sugar we want creating the perfect dough with ingredients that we will surely have in our house at this time. This low cost begins to be prepared by beating the eggs in a bowl. We are going to add it while beating the milk. The ideal is to use electric rods or do it with the Thermomix itself, the dough is perfect with the minimum possible effort. We flavor the base with the zest of a lemon that we add to the milk and eggs. It is important that we grate the lemon only on the yellow part, not the white part or it will make the sweet bitter. With the base ready, a soft and fine dough, we will give it a sweet touch with two staples of our gastronomy, sugar and anise. We add the sugar, we can use a natural sweetener such as Stevia or a little honey in case we want to use this food.Next, we will give it the touch of the grandmother with a splash of anise. It will enhance the sweetness and give it a finish that the crepe does not have. With a pinch of salt we will achieve the perfect finish of a dough that will stand out in its purest form. We prepare the pan, add a point of fat with the butter or use a non-stick pan. We pour the frixuelo dough and cook it like a crepe. A few seconds on each side and as thin as possible. We can fill them or roll them with a little sugar on top, they are impressive, we will enjoy one of the jewels of our national gastronomy.
