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Oaxacan · Pastry

Barquillos Rellenos de Lechecilla

Thin, sugar-dusted yeasted pastry cones baked on cream-horn molds and piped full of a cinnamon-scented cornstarch custard finished with butter, a market-stall sweet from Oaxaca.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on1 h 15 min
  • Total2 h
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Cones

  • 270 gall-purpose flour
  • 55 gvegetable shortening
  • 5½ gactive dry yeast
  • 15 gsugar, for the dough
  • 160 mlwater, for the dough
  • 55 gsugar, to sprinkle over the cones
  • 30 mlvegetable oil, to grease the molds and glaze the cones

Custard

  • 550 mlwhole milk, 65 ml for the slurry, the rest for the pan
  • 60 gcornstarch
  • 2large egg yolks
  • 110 gsugar
  • ½ stickcinnamon stick
  • 30 gunsalted butter

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cinnamon
  • Yeast
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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