Valdegovía/Gaubea ( Spanish : Valdegovía , Basque : Gaubea ) is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava , in the Basque Country (autonomous community) , northern Spain .
4-804: The town-hall is located in Villanueva de Valdegovía / Uribarri Gaubea . There is a factory producing mantecadas in Tuesta . The municipal term includes 30 small villages, some of which are grouped in Concejos : 42°51′N 3°6′W / 42.850°N 3.100°W / 42.850; -3.100 This article about a location in the Basque Country, Spain, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mantecadas Mantecadas are spongy pastries originating in Spain . Perhaps
8-482: A much denser, non spongy very different type of pastry. The most famous Mantecadas are the ones prepared in Astorga town under the name Mantecadas de Astorga . Their ingredients are eggs , flour , butter and sugar . Butter is essential in the preparation and differentiates the mantecadas de Astorga from average bizcocho or magdalenas (muffins). They are a protected product as per Geographical indication in
12-808: The best known mantecadas are from Northwestern Spain, being a traditional product of the city of Astorga , province of León , as well as the nearby Maragateria comarca. They taste very much like pound cake . Other Spanish regions also prepare mantecadas. There is a factory producing mantecadas in Sardón de Duero , Valladolid Province and another in Maliaño , Cantabria . The Casa Salinas bakery in Tudela, Navarre , reputed for its excellent mantecadas, closed down in January 2011. Mantecadas are baked in square or rectangular box-shaped paper "cajillas" instead of in
16-711: The typical muffin round paper cups . The mantecada leaves a characteristic cross-shaped silhouette on the paper when it is removed. In the Alt Maestrat comarca the mantecada square paper cups are known as "caixetes" . There is a type of cake known as mantecada in Colombia and Venezuela where the whole is cut into pieces after baking. Certain brands commercialize packed mini-mantecadas in Mexico and Latin America. Mantecadas should not be confused with mantecados ,
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