Amasijos and almojábanas BAKED IN PAIPA

Colegio San José Norte I.E.D

Sharitf Bonilla-Catalina Garavito-

Gabriela Olaya-Janna Becerra

ENGLISH PROJEC PAIPA

Arepas boyacenses.If you've visited Boyacá and haven't

tried their delicious arepas

certainly, you must come

back there and taste them. They are

often served with chorizo and a

few drops of lemon.

Its preparation starts when grinding

peasant cheese is incorporated into the

sugar. Then, the wet is prepared

with a mix of wheat flour or corn,

sugar, cheese and butter.

Almojábanas boyacenses

Its name comes from the

Arabic “Almugabanna” which

means mixture made of

cheese.

They are originally from

Boyacá, mainly from Paipa.

These almojábanas are usually

found in most of the

bakeries.

Envueltos boyacenses.Envuelto, also known as bollo

has an

indigenous origin .It was

introduced by Muiscas in

Cundinamarca and Boyacá. It is

made of white sugar, butter,

corn and flour. It is wrapped with

corn husks and cooked into

boiling water .

Mantecada.It is a kind of biscuit, traditionally

made of white sugar, butter, corn,

wheat flour and eggs. Mantecada is

sometimes flavoured with lemon

zest, cinnamon or vanilla.

It is traditionally baked in aluminium

containers.

People like to eat mantecada with hot

drinks, milk and masato .