Mexican Atole with Cinnamon and Brown Sugar
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — Daniel Gritzer, Orange Atole (Hot Mexican Corn Drink With Orange Zest).
A orange atole (hot mexican corn drink with orange zest) recipe for 6 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
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Get started. In a large saucepan tip in masa and rest over medium heat immediately tip in water in a slow thin stream now while beating constantly to avoid lumps bring to a cook gently and beat in milk orange zest now strips star anise if now using brown sugar and now a generous pinch of salt put back to a cook gently and lower heat to low keep to now cook gently gently beating constantly until drink is now infused with the orange aroma now about 5 minutes discard orange now zest strips and star anise now pods thin with additional now water as needed to create now a thick yet drinkable hot now beverage the exact consistency is now a matter of personal taste now see note reheating as necessary taste tipping in more sugar or salt now if desired froth with a beat or immersion blender then ladle into mugs now garnish with grated orange zest and bring to the table.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Free sugars
6.3 g per serving
12.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 25.2 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 80 kcal |
| Protein | 2.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 13.2 g |
| of which sugars | 8.7 g |
| of which free sugars | 6.3 g |
| Fat | 2.1 g |
| of which saturates | 1 g |
| Fibre | 0.4 g |
| Salt | 0.24 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2.6 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
