Dish · brazilian
Brigadeiro
Condensed milk cooked with butter and chocolate until thick, rolled into balls, and coated in chocolate sprinkles, eaten in one or two bites.
Where it comes from
It appeared in Brazil around a 1945 election campaign for a candidate nicknamed Brigadeiro, when supporters sold the fudgy sweet as a quick, cheap treat to raise campaign funds, and the name stuck to the candy itself.
What cooks argue about
Cooks argue over how long to cook the mixture, since a shorter cook gives a softer, spoonable brigadeiro while a longer cook gives one firm enough to roll and hold its shape.
Nobody has published a brigadeiro recipe yet. The page stays out of search until one exists, which is the rule for every thin page here.