pan de polvo (mexican cookies) updated 2022
These cookies are very delicate and crumble easy. I have been making these cookies for over 20 years.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
many
Ingredients
- 2 pounds self-rising flour
- 1 pound lard is best, crisco will do
- 1/4 cup cinnamon tea
- 1/2 pound sugar
- 8-12 sticks cinnamon
How To Make pan de polvo (mexican cookies) updated 2022
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Step 1Boil a 1/4 cup of water with several cinnamon sticks, to make a cinnamon tea. Once cooled, strain, the tea will be used to form dough
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Step 2Combine lard and flour, I use pastry cutter, add cinnamon tea, one tbsp at a time to form dough, (dough should be clay-dough like), but not sticky I separate the dough in half form a ball wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
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Step 3I roll out the dough between parchment paper. Use a round cookie cutter (about the size of half dollar) and cut out the cookies. Place them on cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 15-18minutes. Cookies will be very light in color and delicate
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Step 4After removing from oven, right away I gently use a thin spatula to start place a few cookies at a time into the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Gently and lightly coat the cookies, remove to a plate, continue until all cookies are lightly coated with the sugar/cinnamon
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Step 5In food processor I grind 8-10 cinnamon sticks with sugar, until sugar is fine, but not powder, there will be chucks of cinnamon stick, Set a side in a large shallow container
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Culture:
Mexican
Category:
Cookies
Category:
Other Desserts
Keyword:
#cookies wedding special
Method:
Bake
Ingredient:
Flour
Tag:
#Heirloom
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