RCI-SN.004.0510.001

Picarones

Name: Picarones
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 1 cup dark brown sugar; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 unit cinnamon sticks (4"); 1 unit dry red chili pepper (seeded); 4 - 6 unit cloves; 1 cup milk; 1 tbsp active dry yeast; 2 tsp cornstarch; 1 cup puréed butternut squash (or replace with sweet potatoes); 2 cups all-purpose flour; ⅛ tsp coarse salt; 6 cups vegetable oil

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Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

dark brown sugar
1 cup
granulated sugar
1 cup
cinnamon sticks (4")
2 unit
dry red chili pepper (seeded)
1 unit
cloves
4 - 6 unit
milk
1 cup
active dry yeast
1 tbsp
cornstarch
2 tsp
puréed butternut squash (or replace with sweet potatoes)
1 cup
all-purpose flour
2 cups
coarse salt
⅛ tsp
vegetable oil
6 cups

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Picarones

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