So this weekend, with a very small break between bookings, I decided to make some mexican shortbread cookies called Hojarascas, and some sweet empanadas with apple, pineapple, sweet potato, and cream cheese fillings.
The hojarascas came out really well. My husband is obsessed with these cookies. So much so, that I have to literally drag him away from them every time we go to the local Mexican market, which isn't easy, he's a big guy. And determined. I had put off making these cookies because all of the recipes I found were pretty basic and I just knew there was a better, more authentic, recipe out there. And I wasn't disappointed. Sonia Mendez Garcia at hispanickitchen.com has just about the best Hojarascas recipe for these little sugary pillows of goodness I have ever seen! Fresh ground star anise and the orange zest just take this recipe over the top.
I also made apple, sweet potato, pineapple, and cream cheese empanadas, but Sonia's recipe stole the show. I can't wait to make them and take them to my in-laws house.
Thank you Sonia for your wonderful site, and star anise has become my favorite spice of the month now!
Jen
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