Yucatecan Desserts
A collection of three traditional Yucatecan dessert recipes: Candy of Papaya with Edam Cheese, Caballeros Pobres (Poor Gentlemen), and Maja o Manjar Blanco — featuring the authentic flavors of Yucatan, Mexico.
Ingredients
- --- Candy of Papaya with Edam Cheese ---
- 4.5 lbs of Papaya
- Baking powder
- 3 Leaves of Fig
- Sugar
- 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
- 3 pieces of cinnamon
- 1 oz. of grated Edam Cheese
- 1 liter of water
- --- Caballeros Pobres (Poor Gentlemen) ---
- One bar of French bread
- 125 ml of Milk
- 125 ml of Condensed Milk
- 1 teaspoon of Vanilla
- 5 whipped egg whites
- Oil
- 1 liter of water
- 3 cloves
- 1/2 cup of raisins
- 1 piece of cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups of sugar
- --- Maja o Manjar Blanco ---
- 4 cups of Milk
- 1 coconut without skin
- 1 oz. of sugar
- 2 pieces of cinnamon
- 3 teaspoons of cornstarch
- Cinnamon powder
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Instructions
- 1
--- Candy of Papaya with Edam Cheese ---
- 2
Peel the papaya very well, remove all the seeds and cut it into pieces.
- 3
Dissolve the baking powder in 1/2 liter of water and soak the papaya for 6 hours to remove all its resin.
- 4
Wash the papaya very well to remove all the baking powder.
- 5
Put the papaya, the fig leaves, the cinnamon, the sugar, and the vanilla to boil in the remaining half liter of water until the syrup thickens and the papaya is soft.
- 6
Remove from heat and wait for it to cool.
- 7
Serve the papaya on a plate with a little syrup and decorate with the grated Edam Cheese.
- 8
--- Caballeros Pobres (Poor Gentlemen) ---
- 9
Cut the bread diagonally.
- 10
Mix the two kinds of milk and the vanilla in a deep bowl.
- 11
Soak each slice of bread in the mixture and then cover with the whipped egg whites.
- 12
Fry each slice in the oil, drain and let cool.
- 13
To prepare the syrup, boil water, cinnamon and 3 cloves for 30 minutes until the syrup thickens.
- 14
Accommodate the poor gentlemen on a plate, bathe them with the syrup and decorate with raisins.
- 15
--- Maja o Manjar Blanco ---
- 16
Heat 2 cups of milk with cinnamon.
- 17
Blend the coconut with a cup of milk and add it to the previous mixture.
- 18
In the remaining cup of milk, mix the cornstarch and pour it into the mixture.
- 19
Let it boil for 6 minutes until it thickens.
- 20
Serve cold in glasses or cups and sprinkle cinnamon powder to decorate.
