week Twenty-seveN: Mary tea biscuits

Mary tea biscuits, (Bolacha Maria) are a staple food in Portugal. These biscuits are bought in any supermarket in very typical 20-units packages.  Marias have a delicate and subtle vanilla flavor. Because Marias are so uncomplicated, they usually are the first treat in every baby's life in Portugal! And the Marias became an acquired taste and we eat them as snacks, either plain or with butter or any kind of jam. Moreover, Marias are used as the base of many Portuguese desserts such as Chocolate Salami or Cookie Cake . This time we needed some Marias to bake Chocolate Salami and could find any in SF! So we decided to bake, and thus homage, the simplest and most uncomplicated tea biscuit of the Portuguese cuisine.