Miami Vice Cocktail

(Miami Vice Daiquiri)

This is a delicious Miami drink, made from pina colada, strawberry daiquiri and rum. It is great refreshing drink for those hot summer nights.
Serving Size: 6

Ingredients
5 ounces Bacardi Rum 1 pkg frozen pina colada mix 1 pkg frozen daiquiri mix

Directions
Mix the pina colada with 2 1/2 ounces of Bacardi rum with ice and set aside. Next mix the strawberry daiquiri with 2 1/2 ounces of Bacardi rum with ice. While frozen, add the pina colada mix to a cocktail glass. Add the strawberry daiquiri mix on top, keeping it separated from the pina colada mix. Insert a straw, and give it a swirl to create a swirl effect. Enjoy!

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Cuban Bread

(Pan Cubano)

Cuban bread is the staple of many Cuban meals. It is typically used to make those delicious Cuban sandwiches.
Serving Size: 4 loaves

Ingredients
Starter 3/4 tspn active dry yeast 1/3 cup bread flour 1/3 cup warm water Dough 4 1/2 tspn active dry yeast 4 cups bread flour 1 1/2 cups warm water 3 tbsp lard 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp salt

Directions
For the starter, mix the water with the yeast in small bowl. Make sure the mixture is thick before adding the bread flour. Mix in the bread flour well and cover and refrigerate overnight.

In a large bowl, add 3 tbsp warm water with yeast and sugar. Mix well in the bowl until the mixture begins to foam (about 10 mins). Add in the rest of the warm water to the mixture, and stir in the lard and 1/2 of the starter prepared above. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Then add the salt and flour 1 cup at a time, mixing in the dough contents with a mixer using a dough hook. Mix on low speed until blended.

Next, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand until the dough is smooth and elastic (about 8 mins). Place the dough in a greased bowl, and rub the dough ball around the bowl to grease on all sides. Cover bowl and place in a warm environment and allow for the dough to rise about twice its original height (about 1 hour).

To form the bread loaves, take 1/4th of the dough and roll out to form a long cylinder (about 14 inches long). Make sure the ends are rounded. After finishing all 4 bread loaves, place the bread loaves (2 at a time) on a baking sheet with space in between to let the bread loaves expand. Lightly flour the top of the loaves by sprinkling some flour and loosely cover the loaves with plastic wrap. Place in warm environment and allow dough to rise about twice its original height (about 1 hour).

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place the bread loaves in the oven. Make sure to make a small incision with a knife along the length of the top of the bread loaves, leaving about an inch on the ends uncut. Bake until lightly browned, about 20 mins. You will have to brush water to the top of the loaves a couple of times so the loaves do not dry out. Remove the loaves from the oven and allow to cool for about an hour. Now make your self a Cuban-style sandwich and enjoy the bread you just baked!


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Rum and Coke

(Cuba Libre)

This is a classical Cuban drink, made from rum and Coca Cola. It is served in most Cuban establishments.
Serving Size: 1

Ingredients
1 1/2 ounce Bacardi Rum 6 ounce can of Coca Cola 1/2 lime

Directions
In a tall glass, pour the rum and fill glass with chilled Coca Cola. Squeeze the lime to add the lime juice. Add crushed ice and stir well. Garnish with a lime twist and enjoy!

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Cuban Mojito Recipe
(Mojito Cubano)

This Mojito recipe is from the classical Cuban Mojito drink, made from rum and mint leaves. The drink originated from La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba and since then has been introduced around the world.
Serving Size: 1

Ingredients
1 1/2 ounce Bacardi Rum 3 tspn sugar 1/2 lime 10 fresh mint leaves 2 ounces club soda

Directions
To make the Cuban Mojito recipe: In a tall glass, squeeze the lime juice into the cup. Add the mint leaves and stir in while adding the sugar. With a pestle, smash the mint leaves to extract the flavor from the leaves. Add crushed ice (about half the glass), run, and club soda and stir well. Garnish with a mint sprig and enjoy!

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