Fried Sweet Puffs

(Bunuelos)

This treat is sweet and delicious. And it's hard to just stop at one!
Serving Size: 2 dozen

Ingredients 1 1/3 whole eggs 1/3 cup milk 2/3 tspn baking powder 2 1/3 cup all purpose flour 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar 2/3 tspn salt Glaze 4 oz butter 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup Bacardi rum 1/4 cup water dusting powdered sugar

Directions

Mix flour, baking powder together in a large bowl. Add sugar and salt and mix. Add butter to bowl, and use a fork to crumble the mixture, making sure to mix in the butter evenly. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and add milk to bowl and mix. Add mixture to the large bowl with flour mixture, and mix. Sprinkle flour on a flat kneading board and knead the dough until smooth. Break off small pieces of dough and roll into balls.

Heat pan with canola oil, and fry balls until golden brown, frying on all sides. Drain on paper towels, and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. You may optionally add glaze to the bunuelos for extra sweetness. Prepare the glaze by melting butter in a saucepan. Add the sugar, water, and rum and slowly bring to a boil. Then reduce to medium, and let cook for 10 mins. Let cool. Pour glaze over bunuelos and allow them to absorb the glaze for about an hour. Serve using serving plate and enjoy!

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Rum Cake

(Cake de Ron)

This Cuban version of rum cake is sweet and moist. For an extra kick, use Bacardi dark rum.
Serving Size: 12

Ingredients 1 18 oz package of yellow cake mix 4 whole eggs 2 tbsp grated lemon peel 1 3 oz package of Jello vanilla pudding filling 1/2 cup Bacardi dark rum 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup canola cooking oil Glaze 4 oz butter 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup Bacardi rum 1/4 cup water dusting powdered sugar

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the cake mix, using a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, first whip the eggs, then add in the yellow cake mix, pudding filling, lemon peel, rum, water and oil. Mix well. Grease and flour the bundt pan, then pour mix into it. Use a 12 cup bundt circular pan. Bake for 1 hour, inserting a skewer in the cake to make sure it is baked thoroughly. Remove cake from oven and let cool.

Prepare the glaze by melting butter in a saucepan. Add the sugar, water, and rum and slowly bring to a boil. Then reduce to medium, and let cook for 10 mins. Let cool. Make holes in cake by pricking the top of the cake all over. Slowly pour the glaze all over the cake evenly and let sit for 1 hour to let cake absorb the glaze. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top of cake. Serve using serving plate and enjoy!

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Cuban Sandwich
(Sandwiche Cubano)

The Cuban sandwich is one of the staple foods of Cubans. Typically available in most Cuban food establishments, Cuban sandwiches consist of pork and ham, and Cuban bread. The sandwich is typically pressed using a sandwich press and served warm.
Serving Size: 4

Ingredients 1 loaf cuban bread* 1/2 lb baked ham (thinly sliced) 1/2 lb roast pork (thinly sliced) 1/2 lb swiss cheese (thinly sliced) dill pickles (thinly sliced) butter yellow mustard mayonnaise * French bread may be substituted

Directions
Cut the bread open horizontally, and spread butter inside on top and bottom. Next, place the pickles along the bottom half, along with the pork. Spread some mustard on top of pork, then place the ham slices. You can spread some mayonnaise on top of the ham, this is optional. Place the slices of swiss cheese on top of ham. Cover the sandwich and cut into 4 pieces. Using a sandwich press, grill the sandwich 2 to 3 mins on each side. Make sure to compress the sandwich by pressing it initially to make it thinner than its original size. When done, the bread should be lightly toasted and cheese melted. Slice the sandwich in half diagonally, and enjoy!

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