Dona Jimena Spanish Biscuit Assortment 350g

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Serve them after dinner with coffee and dessert wine or enjoy a couple with a mid-morning cup of tea.

Today, Dona Jimena is one of the largest producers in Spain of chocolates, pralines, pastries and other traditional Spanish specialities for Christmas. 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. 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. Count Diego died before 24 July 1046 when his daughter Onneca Díaz and her husband Gundemaro Iohannes appear in a charter from the Cathedral of Oviedo as executors of his will. 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.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. This special offering embodies Doña Jimena’s artisanal roots and the innovations brought by a new generation. It is one of Spain's largest and most experienced producers of fine chocolates and Christmas specialities. Crystalline and medium bodied with herbal notes of cooked agave, accentuated by hints of citrus and spice. Content on this site is not intended to substitute for advice given by medical practitioner, pharmacist, or other licensed health-care professional.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. They are soft and powdery, which is where the name Polvorones comes from, since polvo means powder in Spanish. These four types of biscuits are made with wheat flour and ground almonds, lightly flavoured with either crunchy almonds, egg yolk, anise and cinnamon. Unfortunately they don't appear to travel well, as the majority of the cookies I received were crushed and crumbled.

Doña Jimena products are holiday tradition throughout Spain and are regularly given as gifts during Christmas. Their typical Christmas products such as turron (similar to nougat), marzipan, marquesas (sponge cakes), puff pastries… and all the typical almond-based products have long been popular among hundreds of thousands of Spanish families.

Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. A selection of traditional soft Spanish almond biscuits, individually-wrapped, in an attractive hexagonal box.A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at [[:es:Jimena Díaz]]; see its history for attribution. Our Blanco Tequila is the expression that best reflects the pure flavour of our fully matured, slow cooked, Blue Webber Agave. The marzipan bites are made with ground almonds and sugar, without the use of artificial almond essence. Each biscuit and pastry is made with ground almonds and flavoured further with either cinnamon or crunchy almond pieces. It proudly exports its products to more than 70 countries in Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Asia.

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.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.