Mantecadas

Name: Mantecadas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 cup all-purpose flour; 0.25 tsp salt; 1 tbsp baking powder; 5 eggs; 1.12 cup granulated sugar; 0.67 cup whole milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 0.25 cup vegetable oil

15 mins prepServes 24

From my cookbook ¡Buen Provecho!: My grandmother lived directly behind her miscelánea shop, and mornings at dawn meant a daily bread delivery. The most popular pan dulce—conchas, campechanas, pineapple empanadas, and mantecadas—were always part of that delivery. With sleepy eyes and bed head, I was always ready to open the door for the whistle-happy panadero. As I held the door open, he always handed me a warm, vanilla-scented mantecada for me to enjoy while he proudly arranged the day’s bread in the glass display case. Mantecadas are a classic spongy muffin-like pan dulce, customarily baked in their characteristic red liner. There are many versions of this pastry. Manteca (lard or shortening), where their name derives from, can be substituted with butter or oil. My personal preference is vegetable oil.

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Preheat oven to 390 degrees. Line 2 standard muffin tins with cupcake liners.

Sift flour, salt, and baking powder into a large bowl. Whisk together and set aside.

Combine eggs and sugar in a bowl of a stand mixer. Mix at medium speed with whisk attachment until thick and creamy, about 5 minutes. Increase speed to high and mix 5 minutes more. Mixture will be fluffy.

Continue mixing at high speed. Slowly add milk and vanilla. Decrease speed to medium. Add dry ingredients in 1/2 cup increments, letting them mix completely between increments. Add oil in a slow stream. Increase mixing speed to high and mix for 1 minute.

Divide batter evenly in prepared muffin tins. Bake for 10 minutes. Decrease oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 10 minutes more or until golden brown; when tested with a toothpick, the toothpick should come out clean. Remove from oven and let cool in muffin tin.

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