¡Hoy es miércoles melado! (Today is honey-colored Wednesday!)
La fecha es el veintidós (22) de abril del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is April 22, 2026.)
El postre de la semana es: bolas de fraile. (The dessert of the week is: friar’s balls.)
Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile are fans of the German-heritage treat bolas de fraile (also known as berlinesas, pan caliente, and suspiro de monjas). These fried donut balls are topped with sugar and filled with dulce de leche or pastry cream.
Para preparar las bolas de fraile necesitamos: (To prepare bolas de fraile, we need:)
| agua | (water) |
| levadura fresca | (fresh yeast) |
| harina | (flour) |
| margarina | (margarine) |
| huevos a temperatura ambiente | (room-temperature eggs) |
| esencia de vainilla | (vanilla essence/extract) |
| ralladura de limón o naranja | (lemon or orange peel) |
Let’s accompany an Argentine chef in this three-minute video receta (recipe) as she prepares bolas de fraile with dulce de leche. ¡Qué dulce! (How sweet!)
¡Que tengas un miércoles meloso! (May you have a sweet Wednesday!)
L. A. Feliz