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June is almost over, but you can have a festa junina all year long if you learn how to make some of the traditional dishes. One of them is pé-de-moleque, a tasty dessert treat made of peanuts.

Pé-de-moleque Recipe 

Source: M de Mulher

Ingredients

2 xícaras (chá) de amendoim torrado sem pele
1 xícara (chá) de água
600g de rapadura

Para untar: Manteiga

Preparation:

Corte a rapadura em pedaços e ponha numa panela grande com a água. Leve ao fogo alto, mexendo às vezes, até a rapadura derreter e começar a ferver. Pare de mexer e continue cozinhando até atingir o ponto de bala dura. Unte uma superfície lisa com manteiga. Junte o amendoim e retire do fogo. Mexa com uma colher de pau até a calda começar a engrossar e a ficar opaca. Despeje a mistura sobre a superfície untada e espalhe-a com uma espátula. Quando começar a endurecer,corte o doce em retângulos. Deixe esfriar e depois guarde em recipiente bem fechado. Dura até uma semana.

In Brazil, caramel apples are known as “maçãs de amor,” or love apples, which are made by caramelizing sugar and red food dye on apples attached to popsicle sticks. These treats are popular for Brazilian Valentine’s Day (June 12) and at the festa junina celebrations held in the Brazilian winter.

According to a Globo report, the maçã de amor was originally introduced to Brazil by a family of Spanish immigrants in São Paulo in the 1950s. The family of dessert makers set up a successful business which exists to this day, and even patented the love apple recipe in 1959.

Though the patent has since expired, the love apple has been imitated throughout the country and has become a staple of Brazilian candy shops. The treat is especially popular in June.

The Farre family, which first brought the recipe to Brazil, carefully guards their original recipe. They sell their famous candy at their shop in Tatuapé, on the east side of Sao Paulo.

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