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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What to lay out

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1simmer 10 min, until the cones dissolve

2steep the aromatics 15 min off the heat

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
45 min
Needs you
none of itthe rest you can walk away from
If you get it wrong
Forgiving — the syrup thickens as it cools, so one boiled hard to look right in the pan sets to a solid in the jar

  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

Goes with

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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
>> slack: forgiving — the syrup thickens as it cools, so one boiled hard to look right in the pan sets to a solid in the jar

>> step: simmer 10 min, until the cones dissolve
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.

>> step: steep the aromatics 15 min off the heat
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.

>> step: strain and cool
Strain @&(~1)steeped syrup{} and let it ~cool{20%min}.