Posted on Friday, April 5, 2019 in Cake Recipes

Portuguese Cinnamon Mini Cakes

These delicious 5 ingredient Portuguese cinnamon mini cakes (bolinhos de canela) are easy to prepare and take less then 30 minutes to make.
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Portuguese Cinnamon Mini Cakes

Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time 15 min
Ready In 30 min
Level of DifficultyVery Easy
Servings6

Ingredients

1/2 cup of butter2 eggs1/2 cup of sugar2 and 1/3 cups of flourCinnamon powder (to taste)
1/2 cup of butter2 eggs1/2 cup of sugar2 and 1/3 cups of flourCinnamon powder (to taste)
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Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC or 350ºF.
  2. Mix all ingredients together, except the cinnamon.
  3. Knead the dough well (if the dough is a little dry, add a little milk or water and knead well).
  4. Make little balls with the dough, wrap them in the cinnamon and lay them on a baking sheet greased with butter.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes and enjoy.
Recipe & Photo Credit: receitasdaselene.blogspot.com
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