Puerquitos

also called puerquito · puerquitos · marranito · marranitos · cochinito de piloncillo · cochinitos · pig cookies · gingerbread pigs

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Puerquitos: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1/2 cup(95 g)vegetable shorteningcream the fats and sugarbeat in the egg and the syrupwork in the dry, chill 1 hrroll, cut 18 pigs, washbake at 350°F 12 min
1/4 cup(50 g)lard
1/4 cup(50 g)granulated sugar
1 large(50 g)egg
3/4 cup(180 mL)miel de piloncillo
3 1/2 cups(420 g)all-purpose flour
1 tsp(5 g)baking soda
2 tsp(5 g)ground cinnamon
1 tsp(2 g)ground ginger
1/2 tsp(1 g)ground anise
1/2 tsp(3 g)table salt
1 large(50 g)beaten egg
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What to lay out

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1cream the fats and sugar

2beat in the egg and the syrup

goes in with what step 1 made

3work in the dry, chill 1 hr

goes in with what step 2 made

4roll, cut 18 pigs, wash

goes in with what step 3 made

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at least 1 hr 12 min3 of 5 steps give no time
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  1. cream the fats and sugar

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  2. beat in the egg and the syrup

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  3. work in the dry, chill 1 hr

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  4. roll, cut 18 pigs, wash

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  5. bake at 350°F 12 min

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>> title: Puerquitos
>> category: Cookies
>> tags: piloncillo, mexican, spiced, cookie, oven
>> counters: Panadería
>> aka: puerquito, puerquitos, marranito, marranitos, cochinito de piloncillo, cochinitos, pig cookies, gingerbread pigs
>> pairs-with: piloncillo-syrup
>> servings: 18
>> time: 1 hr 45 min

>> step: cream the fats and sugar
Cream @vegetable shortening{1/2%cup}(95 g), @lard{1/4%cup}(50 g) and @granulated sugar{1/4%cup}(50 g) until light.

>> step: beat in the egg and the syrup
Beat @egg{1%large}(50 g) and @miel de piloncillo{3/4%cup}(180 mL) into @&(~1)creamed fat{}.

>> step: work in the dry, chill 1 hr
Work @all-purpose flour{3 1/2%cup}(420 g), @baking soda{1%tsp}(5 g), @ground cinnamon{2%tsp}(5 g), @ground ginger{1%tsp}(2 g), @ground anise{1/2%tsp}(1 g) and @table salt{1/2%tsp}(3 g) into @&(~1)syrup mixture{}, then ~chill{1%hr}.

>> step: roll, cut 18 pigs, wash
Roll @&(~1)dough{} 1/4 inch thick, cut 18 pigs with a floured cutter, lay them well apart and brush with @beaten egg{1%large}(50 g).

>> step: bake at 350°F 12 min
Bake @&(~1)cut pigs{} at 350°F for ~bake{12%min}.