Capirotada Puerto Vallarta

With this recipe, you can prepare a delicious capirotada, which is a typical sweet from Puerto Vallarta. Although there are many ways to make it, this is the easiest and my favorite.
Ingredients
4
Servings
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cones piloncillo
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • 8 bolillo rolls, hard and sliced
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup peanuts, natural (without skin, peel, and salt)
  • 2 cups queso fresco
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 2 tablespoons lard
  • 2 cloves, whole
  • 2 star anise pods
Preparation
40 mins
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  • To make a syrup: bring the water to a boil with the piloncillo, cinnamon, cloves, and anise. Let it simmer until you have a honey-like consistency.
  • Slice and fry the bread on both sides with lard.
  • In a clay pot, place a layer of tortillas as a base, then a layer of golden bread, and add peanuts, raisins, cheese (you can also add coconut if you like), and drizzle with a bit of the syrup.
  • Repeat the layers until all the ingredients are used and drizzle with the syrup.
  • Bake in the oven at 180°C for 20 minutes, covering with aluminum foil.

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