Pan De Polvo
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
60
ingredients
- 6 cups flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 cups lard
- 1 tablespoon anise seed
- 1 cup anise tea
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
directions
- First make tea. Use 1 cup of water and 1 tbsp of Anise seed. Let it cool and set aside.
- Second get 1 tbsp of Anise seeds and crush in a mortar, set aside.
- Third make cinnamon sugar mix to dip hot cookies in, set aside.
- You are going to need 2 large bowls.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder, set aside.
- In another large bowl, mix sugar, lard, crushed Anise seeds, and Anise tea until smooth. (may not need all of the tea, just eyeball it).
- Add flour mix, one cup at a time. Dough should be soft.
- SUGGESTION: Let dough rest for couple of hours or overnight. The Anise seeds will create a wonderful flavor!
- Lightly flour rolling surface. Roll out dough about 1/4 inch thickness. Use a heart shape cookie cutter or any small cookie cutter you like.
- Preheat oven to 400. Bake in an ungreased cookie sheet or stone for about 10 minutes or until edges are light brown.
- Remove from cookie sheet, let cookies cool about 2 minutes then roll warm cookie in cinnamon-sugar mix. (careful not to break cookie).
- *lard is recommended but you can use Mrs. Tucker's shortening, it works just as well. DO NOT USE OIL.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
babygirl65
Crowley, TX
I just got married on 07/07/07!! I have lived in Fort Worth, Texas for about 7 years. I have lived in Austin, Corpus Christi and I'm originally from San Angelo, Texas.
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