Miel de Piloncillo

also called miel de piloncillo · piloncillo syrup · panela syrup · papelón syrup · raw cane sugar syrup · mexican brown sugar syrup

The table

8 oz(225 g; chopped or smashed)piloncillo conessimmer 10 min, until the cones dissolvesteep the aromatics 15 min off the heatstrain and cool
2 cups(480 mL)water
1cinnamon stick
2 stripsorange peel
3whole cloves
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1simmer 10 min, until the cones dissolve

2steep the aromatics 15 min off the heat

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The clock

Start to finish
45 mintwo waits that overlap count once
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none of itthe rest you can walk away from

The recipe itself says 45 min.

  1. simmer 10 min, until the cones dissolve

    10 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. steep the aromatics 15 min off the heat

    15 minwalk away10 min in

  3. strain and cool

    20 minwalk away25 min in

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>> title: Miel de Piloncillo
>> category: Sauces & Gravies
>> tags: piloncillo, syrup, mexican, cinnamon, make-ahead
>> counters: Panadería
>> aka: miel de piloncillo, piloncillo syrup, panela syrup, papelón syrup, raw cane sugar syrup, mexican brown sugar syrup
>> pairs-with: puerquitos
>> servings: 12
>> time: 45 min
>> step.1: simmer 10 min, until the cones dissolve
>> step.2: steep the aromatics 15 min off the heat
>> step.3: strain and cool

Simmer @piloncillo cones{8%oz}(225 g; chopped or smashed) in @water{2%cup}(480 mL) ~simmer{10%min}, stirring, until every shard has gone. Piloncillo is not brown sugar with a different label — it is unrefined cane with the molasses never taken out, and it is what half this counter actually tastes of.

Draw the pan off the heat, drop @cinnamon stick{1}, @orange peel{2%strip} and @whole cloves{3} into @&(~1)piloncillo syrup{}, and ~steep{15%min} covered.

Strain @&(~1)steeped syrup{} and let it ~cool{20%min}. It keeps a month cold and thickens as it goes; loosen it with a spoonful of hot water before it is brushed on anything.