Peruvian Guargüeros

Guargüeros are an old-fashioned treat from Peru’s sweets tradition: thin tubes of yolk-and-pisco dough, fried until golden and filled with manjar blanco.

They’re dusted with powdered sugar and served at celebrations and on the Christmas table.

Peruvian Guargüeros

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• Author: Recetas123
• Prep Time: 45 minutes
• Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
• Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
• Yield: 20 guargüeros
• Category: Dessert
• Cuisine: Peruvian

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Ingredients

For the dough

• 1 cup of flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon of pisco
• 1 tablespoon of melted butter
• Water, by the spoonful if the dough is dry
• Egg white, for sealing

For the filling

• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk

For frying and finishing

• Vegetable oil for frying
• Powdered sugar for dusting

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Preparation

1. Make the manjar, put the unopened can of condensed milk in a pot with water covering it; once it boils, cook for 2 hours at a steady boil, adding water so the can is always covered. Remove it, let it cool completely, and open it carefully.
2. Make the dough, sift the flour with the baking powder and make a well. Add the yolks mixed with the pisco and melted butter to the center and work them in with a fork until you can knead; if it’s dry, add water by the spoonful. Let rest for 30 minutes.
3. Shape the guargüeros, roll the dough out to 2 mm and cut it into rectangles. Join opposite corners of each rectangle with a little egg white and press to give them their characteristic shape.
4. Fry and fill, fry them in plenty of hot oil until golden and drain on paper. Fill them with the manjar and dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Tips

• Roll the dough very thin, about 2 mm, so it stays crisp.
• Let the can cool completely before opening it.
• Fill the guargüeros just before serving so they don’t soften.

Traditional variations

Some recipes use more yolks, or water and a little more butter in the dough; the filling is always manjar blanco.

How to serve

Serve them at room temperature, dusted with powdered sugar.

Recommended pairings

• Coffee
• Tea

Did you know?

Their tube shape with joined corners recalls a guargüero, a popular Spanish name for the throat.