{"id":4401,"date":"2021-05-03T06:25:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T06:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/?p=4401"},"modified":"2021-09-23T00:08:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T22:08:05","slug":"angel-hair-sweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/en\/angel-hair-sweet\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel hair sweet or pumpkin hair angel, a variety of winter squash"},"content":{"rendered":"

The angel hair sweet<\/strong>, also known as pumpkin hair angel<\/strong>, is a variety of winter squash<\/strong> as this sweet that is so common in Spain is made with pumpkins\u2019 pulp.<\/p>\n

In wintertime, this kind of candied fruit <\/strong>is very common. In fact, it is very usual to find angel hair sweet <\/strong>in some Christmas cakes<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. We can find it, for example, in puff pastries <\/strong>of angel hair sweet or tartes. <\/strong><\/p>\n

You can enjoy this sweet which is perfect for desserts or other recipes that we will show you later, in the online shop of Gastronomic Spain<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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What is angel hair sweet? Sweet of pumpkin citron<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The angel hair sweet <\/strong>is a sweet made with the caramel coated fibres of the pulp of fruit. Normally, fruits such as pumpkin are used. In fact, this dehydrated fruit is a variety of winter squash.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This unravelled and candied winter squash <\/strong>is typical from wintertime, it has a sweeter flavour than summer varieties. In Spain, we typically use pumpkin<\/strong>, but depending on the country or region we are, other fruits such as citron, giant pumpkin <\/strong>or gourd <\/strong>are used.<\/p>\n

How to make angel hair sweet<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In order to cook this typical Spanish sweet, <\/strong>we have to take into account many factors and the different ingredients we can use:<\/p>\n

This pumpkin hair angel <\/strong>is made through the boiling of the pulp of a curcubit in a solution of very concentrated sugar (syrup), until it is unravelled, and it forms thin yellow and golden threads. In this case, citron pumpkin or muskrat <\/strong>is used. Normally, the amount of sugar involved will be the same as the amount of syrup and pumpkin. In other occasions, lemon and cinnamon juice is added to that mixing, so it provides some scent.<\/p>\n

The remaining pumpkin hair angel<\/strong>, coming from winter pumpkin<\/strong>, which has thin white and golden threads, is used in confectionary. Tartes and cakes stuffed with this candied citron, or also coiled puff pastry from Mallorca or small pasties stuffed with angel hair sweet. But, no doubt, one of the most typical desserts of our gastronomic culture is the candied pumpkin pastry.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Buy angel hair sweet online<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you live outside Spain and you want to buy angel hair sweet<\/strong>, but you can\u2019t find it anywhere, the online shop of Gastronomic Spain <\/u><\/strong>is the supermarket that will solve this problem.<\/p>\n

Buy this candied sweet <\/strong>in Gastronomic Spain at an incredible price. In addition to this candied sweet, you will also find sweets stuffed with this unravelled fruit<\/strong><\/a><\/span> such as the tasty angel hair sweet cortadillos<\/em>, which are delicious for you to enjoy during Christmas or whenever you want.<\/p>\n

In addition to this delicacy, Gastronomic Spain also has more than 900 typical Spanish products<\/strong>, so you can enjoy the best gastronomy wherever you are. Ham from Teruel, every kind of cold meats, cheeses, appetizers, and wines. At Gastronomic Spain, you will spot everything you can\u2019t find in your usual supermarket. Moreover, SHIPPING CHARGES <\/strong>are totally FREE <\/strong>to all Europe with orders over 79,99\u20ac.<\/p>\n

Recipes with angel hair sweet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The recipes with angel hair sweet <\/strong>are very diverse. From elaborated dishes from high cuisine until typical dishes traditional from Christmas. It is a sweet that can be used in many recipes and which is suitable for every palate, even for the most exquisite.<\/p>\n

Rice with angel hair sweet or Arabian rice <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The rice with angel hair sweet <\/strong>is one of the simplest and tastiest recipes existing. It is also known as rice with fried noodles <\/strong>or Arabian rice. <\/strong>It is a dish which is traditionally served during Christmas\u2019 and New Year\u2019s dinners, especially in Western countries.<\/p>\n

Taking into account that rice is one of the basic products of half of the worldwide population, it is such a delicacy to combine this product with angel hair sweet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t tried it yet, what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n

Pastry of angel hair sweet <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The pastries of angel hair sweet <\/strong>are one of the most popular sweets of Spanish gastronomy. This recipe is easy to elaborate, and it\u2019s perfect to accompany a good tea or a coffee after having lunch.<\/p>\n

Moreover, this dessert with angel hair sweet <\/strong>is also very typical in Spanish Christmas time. \u00a0You can buy it here<\/span>.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Desserts with winter squash<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Actually, an infinity of desserts <\/strong>can be made with this pumpkin hair angel. <\/strong>This sweet is so tasty that, no matter the dessert you make, it will be delicious. For instance: small pasty of angel hair sweet <\/strong>and fried bread rolls, any type of puff pastry<\/strong> such as baked plaits<\/strong> or stuffed enrejados <\/em>with winter squash, sponge cake <\/strong>with winter squash or manoletes <\/em>with angel hair sweet<\/strong>. Manoletes <\/em>are a recipe from C\u00f3rdoba, a puff pastry in the shape of a stuffed tart.<\/p>\n

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The angel hair sweet, also known as pumpkin hair angel, is a variety of winter squash as this sweet that is so common in Spain is made with pumpkins\u2019 pulp. In wintertime, this kind of candied fruit is very common. In fact, it is very usual to find angel hair sweet in some Christmas cakes. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1472,1335],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-delicious-spanish-recipes","category-spanish-typical-sweets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4401"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6168,"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions\/6168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gastronomicspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}