The representation of death is taken with sweetness and nostalgia at the same time in this recipe of sugar calaveritas, traditional of the celebration of the Day of the Dead in Mexico. They wear the altars in the company of dead bread, Cempasúchil flowers and the favorite dishes of the loved ones that are no longer.In recipes we want to teach you how to make sugar skulls with one of the simplest processes and with few ingredients; It will be enough to get a caverita mold, they are very economical and you can even use a silicone mold. Take it as a base, since you can decorate sugar skulls to your liking and it can be a good family activity and with children.
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| Ingredients to make sugar skulls: |
| 1 kilogram of white refined sugar 30 milliliters of water 1 teaspoon of transparent vanilla 1 skull mold cardboard to decorate: 2 cups of sugar glas Various vegetables lensjuelas (optional) |
| ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Average cost, popular on Halloween, |
Ingredients to make sugar skulls:
1. Do you ask how to do skulls? Well, as a first step to make Mexican skulls, in a bowl mixes the sugar with water, sees the water and vanilla gradually, the consistency that should remain is similar to that of wet sand. To know if it is ready, take a little and press with your hand; It must be firm.
Trick: It is very important that you use white refined sugar, since if you use the standard they will be darker.
2. Then take your mold and fill with the sugar, press so that it is perfectly compacted and easy to unmold.
3. In a cardboard unmold La Calaverita, repeat the filling and compacted process. With the amount of ingredients presented, they can leave you 15 to 20 calaveritas girls, but it will depend on the size of your mold.
Trick: If you notice that sugar cracks, add a little more water, but be careful not to go on a liquid.
4. Preheat the oven at the lowest possible temperature, maximum 110 ° C, accommodate your calaveritas in the cardboard and place them in a tray and bake for 25 minutes.
5. Sugar skulls are usually hollow, so, once the baked time lets cool and with a spoon begins to remove the sugar in the middle. Then, bake only for 5 minutes, reserve and let them cool completely.
6. For decoration, prepare a Royal Icing or Royal Glasa. In a loop bowl or sifle the Glass sugar, add the egg white and lemon juice. Beat for 5 minutes and separate in small containers to apply the vegetable dye (you can use the colors you like most). Then, empty each color in a bag or sleeve to decorate.
7. If you got a 3D mold, gather the two sides of the skull with a little Royal Icing White and press to stick well. The Royal Glash Dry very fast, so it will be very easy to do.
8. From this step, let yourself be guided by your imagination and start decorating the sugar calaveritas to your liking, you can make traditional decorations with sequins or make your own version.
9. It is very fun to decorate the sugar skulls with children, so it is an activity that you can do as a family. Now it only remains to adorn your altar, give them to your acquaintances or simply taste them. Know and prepare other recipes for the Day of the Dead:- Dulce de Tejocote
– Dead bread stuffed with chocolate
– Dulce tamales
