My Spanish Kitchen - Truchas de Navidad

trout

🥗Healthier: salmon

💰Cheaper: tilapia

Salmon provides healthy omega-3s, while tilapia is more affordable.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts offer similar health benefits, while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative, while margarine is less expensive.

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: broth

Non-alcoholic wine maintains flavor without alcohol, while broth adds depth at a lower cost.

Preheat the oven to 450°F.

Pick the sweet potatoes to prevent them from exploding in the oven.

Add butternut squash for another dish while the oven is on.

Bake the butternut squash for 45 minutes.

Separate one egg.

Zest one lemon.

Weigh out 500 grams of sweet potatoes and mash them.

Add 100 grams of finely minced almonds to the mashed sweet potatoes.

Add the egg yolk, one teaspoon of cinnamon, the lemon zest, and 100 grams of sugar to the mixture.

Add two tablespoons of vanilla Citrus liqueur.

Blend everything together.

Fill pre-shaped pastry wrappers with one tablespoon of the mixture and seal them with fingers and fork tines.

Place the filled pastry rounds onto a cookie sheet and spray or brush with extra virgin olive oil.

Air fry at 375°F for 8 minutes, then turn them over and air fry for an additional 2 minutes.

Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

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