Sevillian bollo
Bollo (Spanish pronunciation: [boʝo]) is a popular bread in Seville, in the south of Spain. It is a white bread, with thin crust and bregada dough, which results in a spongy but compact crumb. Each unit weighs between 150 and 200 gr, is about 20 cm long. Traditional scoring consists of a single longitudinal cut. It is a derivative of Castillian candeal bread.[1] It is consumed in the Seville area and across western Andalusia. Bollo is a classic among the breads produced in Alcalá de Guadaíra, a city with a great baking tradition.[2][3][4]
The candeal, bregada or sobada dough is a traditional bread dough from Spain. Their names refer to the kneading process (sobar or bregar la masa, "to knead strongly the dough"). It contains flour, water, sourdough, salt and little yeast.[2] The dough is made with the help of a machine with two cylinders called sobadora or bregadora. By means of this technique, a harder, malleable and homogeneous mass is left, and with a low percentage of water.[5] The fermentation process is short so that the crumb remains tight.[6] Two variants of the bollo are telera, whose central part is higher, and albarda, which is basically a bollo without peaks.[3]
Bollo and picos[definition needed] is a combination that accompanies most dishes in the Andalusian cuisine.[7] It is also the typical bread with which montaditos are prepared, and can be found in the traditional Andalusian breakfast. In addition, bollo is used to prepare torrijas during Holy Week.
See also
[edit]- Bread culture in Spain
- Pan gallego (Galician bread)
References
[edit]- ^ "Un pan candeal, de miga refinada…". Un Pedazo de Pan (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ a b Yarza, Ibán (2017). Pan de pueblo: recetas e historias de los panes y panaderías de España (in Spanish). Barcelona: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España. pp. 223. ISBN 978-84-16895-40-3. OCLC 1016157456.
- ^ a b Aláez, P. (2019-12-15). "Los tesoros "panaeros" de Alcalá de Guadaíra". Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ ""El Pan de Alcalá: un pueblo de tradición panadera"". Turismo de Alcalá de Guadaíra. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Bolleurismo de pro". Un Pedazo de Pan (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Martín, V. (2013-02-20). "Bollo sevillano". Sweet And Sour (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Carlos Polvillo: "Este es el mejor pan de nuestra historia"". ABC de Sevilla (in Spanish). 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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