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The unstoppable rise of the humble mollete
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...fat - and has a crust which goes crispy when toasted. The mollete is "genius" according to David Llamas, runner-up in the 2019 Spanish Bakery Championship and a fan of traditional Andalusian bread. He adds that "molletes were the first part-baked ... bread that we know of. Berber shepherds used to part-bake bread so that it could be easily transported and cooking could be finished over an open fire". This theory is very plausible as the origin of the mollete is not completely documented. What is ... known is the enormous importance of bread in Al-Ándalus and the huge variety which were made, although generally the breads were small in size. It is also known that it was customary to scent bread with seeds and spices. Molletes from Álcala