PICARONES
A great Peruvian desert that I love and miss. If you wet your hands in salted water frequently--it makes the dough more manageable:)
Provided by Miss Oregon
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Fill water in a large pan with cinnamon, clove, and aniseed. Boil for 10 min, and strain reserving water.
- Cook sweet potatoes and squash in the reserved water until tender.
- Remove pan and force through a strainer.
- Reserve 2 cups of cooking liquid and allow to cool.
- In a small bowl, combine yeast, sugar and reserved cooking liquid.
- Set aside for 15 minutes.
- Place strained sweet potatoes and squash in a large bowl. add salt, yeast mixture and eggs; stir until combined.
- Fold in flour and continue stirring until soft and smooth and elastic dough is formed.
- Cover with a damp cloth and leave dough to rise for 1 hour.
- Heat oil in a large skillet until hot. Take a small quantity of dough and form a ring.
- Fry in hot oil until golden on both sides. Repeat until all is used.
- Drain on paper napkins.
- Syrup:.
- combine sugar, clove, cinnamon, orange peel, allspice and water in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to boil over low heat until mixture thickens to a syrup.
- It will take around 20-25 minutes.
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Haffy IK
[email protected]I've never had picarones before, but this recipe makes me want to try them.
Tobias
[email protected]I'm going to try this recipe this weekend. It looks delicious!
Ashley Glover
[email protected]I'm a professional chef and I have to say that this is one of the best picarones recipes I've ever tried. The flavor and texture are perfect.
Ines Martinez
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a party or potluck. The picarones are easy to make and they're always a hit.
Prince Jk
[email protected]I'm allergic to peanuts, so I substituted almond butter for the peanut butter in the recipe. The picarones came out great!
Lee Harrison
[email protected]The picarones didn't turn out as expected. They were a bit too dense and oily. I think I might have overmixed the batter.
Ferdaus Sikder
[email protected]These picarones were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good. I think I'll try reducing the amount of sugar next time.
Michelle Moses
[email protected]I'm not usually a fan of sweet dishes, but these picarones were surprisingly delicious. The combination of flavors and textures was perfect.
Abay Lamessa
[email protected]Love this recipe! The picarones were so fluffy and flavorful. I added a little cinnamon and nutmeg to the batter for extra flavor.
Umar Saleem
[email protected]Followed the recipe exactly and the picarones turned out perfectly. They were golden brown and had a wonderful flavor.
Devyn Hill
[email protected]I'm from Peru and I can say that these picarones are authentic and delicious. They brought back childhood memories.
Mikaya Wilson Sullivan
[email protected]These picarones were amazing! So easy to make and they tasted even better than I expected. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Sapiel Shekh
[email protected]Just tried this recipe and it was a hit! The picarones came out crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Will definitely be making these again.
Shadia Oganda
[email protected]I made these picarones last night and they were delicious! The flavor was perfect and they were so fluffy and moist. My family loved them.