Ingredients: 1/4 cup of butter 1 1/4 cup of flour 3 eggs 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup of sugar 1 pinch of salt Preparation: Mix the butter with 1/2 cup of water. Stir on low heat until the butter melts and add the salt. Add all the flour and beat […]
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Bread pudding
(10 people) Ingredients: 8 oz. of dry bread cut in cubes 3 cups of milk 1 cup of sugar 6 eggs 2 spoon of butter 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract Preparation: Soak the bread in the milk for about ten minutes. Pour the bread with milk […]
Empanaditas
Ingredients (dough): 2 cups of flour 1 1/2 butter bars 1/2 cup of cold water 1 pinch of salt Preparation (dough): Pre-heat the oven to 350F. Mix the flour, the salt and the butter with a fork. Then, add the yolks one by one and the water in small portions and continue mixing until all […]
Corn Humitas
Ingredients: 18 corns in a cob 1 little branch of basil 1 cup of milk (optional) 1 cup of Maseca Tamal flour (optional) 2 spoons of tomato sauce 1/2 grated onion achiote Jalapeños(opcional) salt Preparation: Blend the corn and drain most of the water out with a fine strainer. If you are using fresh american corn […]
Manjar blanco
Ingredients: 1 can of condensed milk Preparation: Place the unopened can in a bain marie; that is, put the can in a pot and pour water into the pot up to three quarters of the can. NOTE: Do not forget to remove the paper label of the can. Cook for two hours over medium heat.
Cornstarch alfajores
Ingredients: 200 grs. of butter 150 grs. of powdered sugar 300 grs. of cornstarch 1 1/2 cups of flour 3 egg yolks 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 grated lime peel Preparation: Sift the flour, baking powder and cornstarch. In a separate bowl beat butter with sugar. Add the yolks […]
Papa a la huancaína
(6 people) Ingredients: 1/2 Kg. of potatoes 1 small lettuce 3 eggs 1 package of fresh cheese 3 jalapeños 1/4 cup of oil 1 can evaporated milk 1 package of salt crackers black olives (optional) Achiote (optional, for color) Salt and pepper to taste Preparation (potatoes): Cook the potatoes and eggs with a little salt. […]
Arroz Chaufa
Ingredients: 3/4 Kg . previously cooked rice 1/2 Kg . Meat 1 Green Pepper 2 Onion 5 Green onions Half ginger root 2 eggs 1/4 kg . string beans 100 grs . ham Salt and pepper to taste Soy sauce 1 teaspoon Brown bean sauce Preparation: WARNING: Be careful when adding salt to the rice, meat […]
White rice
Note: It is important to understand that the preparation of rich white rice is an art and not a science , and therefore can not be fully explained. The wide variety of types of rice in the market requires some experimentation to refine the results. The procedure will be affected by the type of rice, the […]
Flan and Leche Asada
(6 people) Ingredients: 1 can of condensed milk 1 can of evaporated milk 6 eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 4 spoons of sugar Preparation: Heat the oven to 350 F. Dissolve the sugar in a saucepan and pour it into a heat resistant glass container, and let it harden. Blend all the ingredients for […]