Dona Jimena Spanish Biscuit Assortment 350g

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They are individually wrapped and presented in a stylish white box decorated with a blue Andalucian-style tile pattern.

We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product. Around this period there remains a document of donation made by Jimena Díaz to the Cathedral of Valencia in 1101 containing her signature. was the wife of El Cid, whom she married between July 1074 and 12 May 1076, [4] and her husband's successor as ruler of Valencia from 1099 to 1102.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. An assortment of four different gorgeously soft Spanish biscuits and pastries, including crunchy almond delights, anise ring biscuits, and egg yolk crumble cakes and almond crumble cakes. They are soft and powdery, which is where the name Polvorones comes from, since polvo means powder in Spanish. uk accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.

They are made with wheatflour and ground almonds, lightly flavoured with either crunchy almonds, cocoa, wine flavour or cinnamon, and are very soft and as the name implies, powdery. In 1103 she signed a document in the Monastery of San Pedro of Cardeña for the sale of a monastery that she owned to two canons of Burgos, although this fact does not mean that Jimena would have lived in the abbey during her old age, as was the legend maintained by the monastery until the 18th century in the hagiographic texts known as The Legend of Cardeña.Crystalline and medium bodied with herbal notes of cooked agave, accentuated by hints of citrus and spice. The sugar is not overwhelming, so these treats are perfect when you’re in the mood for something sweet but not too sweet. uk/media/catalog/product/1/2/12093276---dona-jimena-de-espana-biscuit-assortment---1200x1200px---_c_-n.

After tombs were ransacked during the Napoleonic Wars, they were reburied in Burgos, and they now rest in Burgos Cathedral. Today Doña Jimena sells its products around the world, becoming an ambassador of the Spain brand and exporting Spanish Christmas treats and the finest chocolate to some 70 countries on 5 continents. Ingredients: wheat flour, animal fat (refined butter, antioxidants,: ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol-rich extract and propyl gallate), sugar, almond, egg yolk powder, flavourings, cinnamon powder. These four types of biscuits are made with wheat flour and ground almonds, lightly flavoured with either crunchy almonds, egg yolk, anise and cinnamon.Doña Jimena products are holiday tradition throughout Spain and are regularly given as gifts during Christmas. Each biscuit and pastry is made with ground almonds and flavoured further with either cocoa, cinnamon, wine or crunchy almond pieces. Upon marrying Rodrigo Díaz, Jimena Díaz accompanied her husband although it has remained unclear if she lived with him in the Taifa of Zaragoza during his first exile (from 1080-1086) as leader of the Andalusian army in service of Ahmah al-Muqtadir, Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud, and Al-Mustain II. The marzipan bites are made with ground almonds and sugar, without the use of artificial almond essence. Of her three children, Diego was killed in battle fighting under Alfonso VI in 1097, Cristina married Ramiro Sánchez of Monzón and became mother of king García Ramírez of Navarre, while Maria was successively wife of a prince of Aragón and Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona.

Receiving no public funding, the RA depends on the continuing generosity of our supporters and Friends.Wheat flour, lard (with antioxidants: E-320 BHA, E-471 mono and diglycerides of fatty acids and E330 citric acid), sugar, almond, wine, flavourings, salt and cinnamon powder. Ingredients- Wheat flour, animal fat (refined butter ( milk), antioxidants - ascorby palmitate, tocopherol-rich extract and propyl gallate), sugar, almond, egg yolk powder, flavourings and cinnamon powder. Our Blanco Tequila is the expression that best reflects the pure flavour of our fully matured, slow cooked, Blue Webber Agave. We age our Reposado for 7 months in American White Oak barrels, creating a bright profile accentuated by sweet agave and soft oak, with touches of toasted caramel and spice.