Tigelada
{{short description|Portuguese dessert}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
File:Tarte de Nata and Bolo Regional Tijelada - Porto airport.jpg
Tigelada or Tigelada de Abrantes{{cite web |title=Tigeladas de Abrantes |url=https://www.dorigemlusa.pt/experimentar/tigeladas-de-abrantes/ |publisher=D'origem Lusa |access-date=28 December 2020}} is a typical Portuguese dessert made in a wood-fired oven. Its cooking is done in a pre-heated unglazed clay bowl.{{cite web |title=Tigelada de Abrantes |url=https://tradicional.dgadr.gov.pt/pt/cat/doces-e-produtos-de-pastelaria/752-tigelada-de-abrantes |publisher=Produtos Tradicionais Portugueses |access-date=28 December 2020}}
Description
A Tigelada is in the form of a disk with a thickness of {{convert|2|cm|in|abbr=on}} and a diameter of {{convert|10|to|12|cm|in|abbr=on}}. It presents a yellow-brown color and a sharp texture. Its bottom part is honeycomb due to the high temperature that the bowl reaches in the oven before the mixture is added. Tigeladas are made with eggs, milk, unleavened flour, sugar, lemon and salt.
History
It has its origin in Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. By consulting the historical archives, the recipe for a sweet called Tigeladas de D.ª Maria de Vilhena was found in the Cookbook of Infanta D.ª Maria, published by the National Press – Casa da Moeda, which coincides with the recipe of Tigeladas de Abrantes. In a more or less consensual way, the product is considered a conventual sweet. There is a set of documentation in the Historical Archive of the Municipality of Abrantes, which contains a list of recipes from the Convento da Graça de Abrantes, which contains the recipe for the Tigeladas. However, its origin is claimed in several locations in the municipality of Abrantes.