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Polvo de Amor

ndulge in Polvo de Amor, a traditional Puerto Rican sweet treat, made with powdered sugar, coconut, and milk, offering a taste of the island's rich culinary heritage.

Ingredients

  • 1 coco seco
  • 1 libra de azúcar

Directions

Abra el coco, sáquele la pulpa y rállela. Páselapor un prensa de pure o majador y exprimala para extraerle la leche de coco. En un caldero combine el azúcar con la cachispa de coco exprimida. Mueva a fuego alto por 5 minutos. Reduzca el fuego a temperatura moderada y continúe moviendo alrededor de 10 minutos más, hasta que el coco tueste y tome un color dorado.


My Favorite Recipe Book

Find recipes like this and more in the recipe book Puerto Rican Cookery by Carmen Aboy Valldejuli. My mother gave me this recipe book on my 18th birthday and it has been my staple recipe book ever since.






Did You Know?

The Cathedral of San Juan Bautista is the oldest buildings in San Juan, and is the second oldest cathedral in the Western Hemisphere; construction began in 1521.