A pestiño is a Christmas or Holy Week pastry that is popular in Andalusia and other regions of Southern Spain. It is a piece of dough, deep fried in olive oil and glazed with honey or sugar. ==Characteristics== Normally the dough is flavoured with sesame. Its form and composition vary from region to region and are different in Medina-Sidonia, Cá... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pestiños