Hebillas

Name: Hebillas
Yield: makes about 1 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus a little extra for rolling; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon freshly ground canela; Pinch of salt; 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3 tablespoons lard, at room temperature; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1/4 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup sugar; 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder, preferably Dutch processed; Sugar, for sprinkling

December 14, 2011

I want to thank Victor Gomar for sharing the recipe for these quick and fun morning pastries that are more like cookies. The sugary cocoa dough in the center helps shape them like a belt buckle and the same dough can be used to make playful worms (gusanitos) filled with jam (opposite page), Pastry Cream (page 164), or Cheese Filling (page 103).

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