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puchitas
Puchitas (Mexican) This cookie is similar to the Biscochitos cookie. 1/2 cup water 1 1/2 heaping teaspoons aniseed, toasted and ground Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon 2 1/4 cups all-pu...
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Ingredients8 items
Ingredients
- 1/2cupwater
- 11/2 heaping teaspoons aniseed, toasted and ground
- 21/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1cupgranulated sugar
- 1teaspoonbaking powder
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1/4cupchilled lard
- 1/4cupchilled butter
Directions
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Puchitas (Mexican) This cookie is similar to the Biscochitos cookie
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1/2 cup water 1 1/2 heaping teaspoons aniseed, toasted and ground Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated
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Bring the water to a boil, then remove from the heat and place the mixture in the freezer to steep and cool
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Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt
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Cut in lard and butter
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Mix in the egg
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Strain the chilled liquid and add as much of it as is needed to make a loose dough
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Add no more of the liquid then is necessary for the dough just to hold together