Polvorones Rosas

also called polvoron rosa · polvorón rosa · polvorones rosas · pink polvorones · galletas rosas · pink mexican shortbread

The table

1 cup(190 g)vegetable shorteningcream the shortening and sugarbeat in the yolk and vanillawork in the flour and cinnamonknead the colour through, chill 30 mincut 24 discs, sugar and bake at 325°F 15 min
3/4 cup(150 g)granulated sugar
1(18 g)egg yolk
1 tsp(5 mL)vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups(300 g)all-purpose flour
1 tsp(2 g)ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp(2 g)baking powder
1/4 tsp(1.5 g)table salt
6 dropspink gel food colouring
1/4 cup(50 g)granulated sugar
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1cream the shortening and sugar

2beat in the yolk and vanilla

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3work in the flour and cinnamon

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4knead the colour through, chill 30 min

goes in with what step 3 made

5cut 24 discs, sugar and bake at 325°F 15 min

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3 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 1 hr 15 min.

  1. cream the shortening and sugar

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  2. beat in the yolk and vanilla

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  3. work in the flour and cinnamon

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  4. knead the colour through, chill 30 min

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  5. cut 24 discs, sugar and bake at 325°F 15 min

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>> title: Polvorones Rosas
>> category: Cookies
>> tags: shortening, cinnamon, mexican, crumbly, oven
>> counters: Panadería
>> aka: polvoron rosa, polvorón rosa, polvorones rosas, pink polvorones, galletas rosas, pink mexican shortbread
>> pairs-with: puerquitos
>> servings: 24
>> time: 1 hr 15 min
>> step.1: cream the shortening and sugar
>> step.2: beat in the yolk and vanilla
>> step.3: work in the flour and cinnamon
>> step.4: knead the colour through, chill 30 min
>> step.5: cut 24 discs, sugar and bake at 325°F 15 min

Cream @vegetable shortening{1%cup}(190 g) with @granulated sugar{3/4%cup}(150 g) until light. Shortening, not butter — that is the difference between this and the white nut snowball, and it is why a polvorón goes to powder on the tongue.

Beat @egg yolk{1}(18 g) and @vanilla extract{1%tsp}(5 mL) into @&(~1)creamed shortening{}.

Work @all-purpose flour{2 1/2%cup}(300 g), @ground cinnamon{1%tsp}(2 g), @baking powder{1/2%tsp}(2 g) and @table salt{1/4%tsp}(1.5 g) into @&(~1)creamed mixture{} to a soft, sandy dough.

Knead @pink gel food colouring{6%drops} through @&(~1)dough{} until the colour is even, then ~chill{30%min}. Pink is the item — the case holds the tinted disc and the white nut cookie as two separate things on two separate trays.

Roll @&(~1)tinted dough{} 1/3 inch thick, cut 24 discs of 2 1/2 inches, press one face into @granulated sugar{1/4%cup}(50 g), and bake at 325°F ~bake{15%min} until set but barely coloured underneath.