It is said that these pancakes were invented by a nun from the convent of Santa Clara, in the city of Puebla, Mexico. The exquisite flavor is the product of idiosyncrasy between the native ingredients of Mexico and Spain. In recipesgratis.net we explain how to do Santa Clara pancakes step by step, a Mexican dessert that is characterized by its sweetness and that, now, is typical of the gastronomy throughout the country.
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| Ingredients to make Santa Clara pancakes: |
| For the filling: 1 teaspoon of lime 500 grams of sugar (2½ cups) 1 cup of water (240 milliliters) 250 milliliters of milk 500 grams of pumpkin pepitas | For the base: 1 cup of water (240 milliliters) 125 grams of sugar glas 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate 3 egg yolks 380 grams of pig butter 750 grams of flour 5 sheets of brown paper |
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Ingredients to make Santa Clara pancakes:
1. To prepare the base of the pancakes, we ready all the ingredients and perfectly wash our hands.
2. In a bowl, we add the water, the Glass sugar and the bicarbonate. We move until the sugar is well dissolved. Then, the butter is added and beat until the dough sponges. Finally, add the yolks and mix.
3. Subsequently, we gradually add the flour to the mixture and integrate it to continue with the preparation of the Santa Clara cakes.
4. When we have finished adding the flour, we knead with our hands until everything is well integrated. A ball is formed and in a wide space to work we place a brown and flour paper. We place the dough on it and cover with another flour briny paper. We spread the dough with a roller until it has a thickness of approximately 5 cm.
5. We remove the paper and with a 6 cm diameter cutter we cut the sweet Mexican pancakes.
6. With another smaller cutter we remove the center of one the pancakes, so that we obtain circular tapes that we will place on an entire disk. They are placed on a previously lined baking sheet with waxed paper. Then, with the help of a fork we press the edges to form piquitos and let the sweet cakes rest for 24 hours.
7. Apart, to fill the Santa Clara pancakes we leave the pumpkin seeds soak with a tablespoon of lime throughout the night. The next day they wash perfectly and carve until the skin emerges. Then, they are placed on a canvas, dry and grind in a processor. We reserve the pasta.
8. In a bowl we put the two cups of sugar and water, and over medium heat, we forms a caramel to the point of soft ball. The caramel will be ready when we drop a few drops of the caramel in a glass with water and a soft ball is formed.
9. The caramel is added the pumpkin seed paste, beat strongly until it cools and, finally, the milk is added.
Trick: We preheat the oven at 180 ºC.
10. Santa Claras pancakes get into the oven at 180 ° C, for 12-15 minutes. When they are ready, they are allowed to cool and fill with the previous pumpkin seed paste.
11. The amount of ingredients yields for 20-30 delicious pancakes of Santa Clara. Try them and leave me your comment! And if you want to meet other Mexican desserts, do not miss the following recipes:- Mexican Buñuelos
– Mexican Chocoflan
– Mexican alfajores
