Dona Jimena Spanish Biscuit Assortment 350g

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Made with hand selected, matured Blue Webber Agave, it is a unique expression of our artisanal family. Besides the mail brand, Doña Jimena, after well-known brand like Imperial Toledana are also manufactures and sold by the company. It is one of Spain's largest and most experienced producers of fine chocolates and Christmas specialities. Today Doña Jimena sells its products around the world, becoming an ambassador of the Spain brand and exporting Spanish Christmas treats and the finest chocolate to some 70 countries on 5 continents. In the event of any safety concerns or for any other information about a product please carefully read any instructions provided on the label or packaging and contact the manufacturer.

I bought these for my wife as she was really upset she won't get polverones for Christmas as normally her parents bring them over. These four types of biscuits are made with wheat flour and ground almonds, lightly flavoured with either crunchy almonds, egg yolk, anise and cinnamon. Their typical Christmas products such as turron (similar to nougat), marzipan, marquesas (sponge cakes), puff pastries… and all the typical almond-based products have long been popular among hundreds of thousands of Spanish families. Ingredients- Wheat flour, animal fat (refined butter ( milk), antioxidants - ascorby palmitate, tocopherol-rich extract and propyl gallate), sugar, almond, egg yolk powder, flavourings and cinnamon powder. Unfortunately they don't appear to travel well, as the majority of the cookies I received were crushed and crumbled.They are soft and powdery, which is where the name Polvorones comes from, since polvo means powder in Spanish. After tombs were ransacked during the Napoleonic Wars, they were reburied in Burgos, and they now rest in Burgos Cathedral.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. A selection of traditional soft Spanish almond biscuits, individually-wrapped, in an attractive hexagonal box. Today, Dona Jimena is one of the largest producers in Spain of chocolates, pralines, pastries and other traditional Spanish specialities for Christmas. The RA is a unique institution, an independent charity with a mission to be a clear, strong voice for art and artists, where art is made, exhibited and debated. While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it is accurate, it is not a substitute for your reading the product packaging and label prior to use.There is also little historical certainty as to whether she moved with him in this period to Asturias, although there exists some documentation to suggest that she maintained a presence even during periods of separation (a legal action from Tol in 1083). They are individually wrapped and presented in a stylish white box decorated with a blue Andalucian-style tile pattern. The biscuits are made with wheat flour and ground almonds, lightly flavoured with either crunchy almonds, cocoa, wine or cinnamon. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product. At the beginning of the second exile of the Cid, in 1089, Jimena was imprisoned with her children, Cristina, Diego and María by mandate of Alfonso VI of León and Castile.