Large empanadas

masa harina (corn dough) • beef, chicken, or pork • achiote paste • black beans • onion • vegetable oil (about 500 ml)

corn masa (about 200 grams) • firm white cheese, such as queso fresco or farmer cheese (about 70 grams) • sugar • vegetable oil (about 500 ml)

flour (about 1 kg) • melted shortening (about 500 grams) • cola (from a 600 ml bottle) • salt • sugar (you can reduce or omit the sugar in the dough if you prefer it less sweet, depending on how sweet your filling is) • Sugar and ground cinnamon (optional, for sprinkling on the empanadas) • Filling • yellow sweet potatoes, peeled • apples, peeled • Juice of 1 mandarin orange • Sugar

masa harina (about 1 kg, or use fresh masa if available) • baking powder (such as Royal brand) (about 5 grams) • chicken breast • garlic clove • as needed, onion • large Roma tomatoes • as needed, salt • as needed, vegetable oil • tomatillos • habanero pepper • sour cream (about 1/4 liter) • Cotija cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 kg) •

cooked and mashed potatoes • tuna • garlic powder • onion powder • black pepper • salt • for the dough: • masa harina (about 240 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 30 grams) • baking powder • salt • chili powder •

masa (about 1 kg) • ground beef (about 1 kg) • tomatoes, diced • onion, diced • cilantro, finely chopped • seasoning, • garlic, finely chopped • cheese, • Mexican-style table cream (Media Crema), • shredded lettuce, • spices, to taste

Flour, vegetable shortening, sugar, beer, pinch of baking powder • Cajeta (goat’s milk caramel), or pineapple jam, or strawberry jam, etc

flour (about 500 grams) • vegetable shortening (about 250 grams) • cola (about 200 grams) • cajeta (Mexican caramel) • sugar • cinnamon

all-purpose flour (about 800 grams) • vegetable shortening (about 400 grams) • sugar (about 150 grams) • baking powder • egg • vanilla extract • water (250 ml) • pastry cream, cream cheese, or jam • ground cinnamon • sugar • butter • rolling pin or glass •

all-purpose flour (1 kg) • vegetable shortening (500 g) • beer • salt • whole milk (1 liter) • sweetened condensed milk • evaporated milk • rompope (125 ml) • cinnamon • cornstarch (60 g)

all-purpose flour (about 1 kilogram) • vegetable shortening (about 500 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • salt • Beer

medium white potatoes • tuna in water • scallion (including green tops) • salted butter • Mexican crema or sour cream (about 100 ml) • chicken bouillon powder • Salt and pepper to taste • masa harina (nixtamalized corn flour) (about 240 grams) • warm water (about 315 ml) • Salt to taste • shredded melting cheese (about 150 grams)

sandwich bread (I used whole wheat) • large egg • shredded Gouda cheese (about 200 grams) • Melted butter,

masa (about 1 kg) • Oaxaca cheese, shredded (about 500 grams) • salt (about 20 grams) • ground black pepper (about 10 grams) • garlic powder (about 10 grams) • vegetable oil (about 1/2 liter)

butter (50 grams) • all-purpose flour (60 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • red bell pepper, finely chopped • corn, 7.75 oz each (220 grams each) • milk (500 ml) • Salt, to taste • all-purpose flour (250 grams) • butter (50 grams) • water • salt • beaten egg, for brushing •

crab meat (500 grams) • firm Roma tomatoes • medium onion • cilantro, as needed • nixtamalized corn masa (about 500 grams) • large garlic clove • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • baking soda (about 28 grams) • Water, • Salt, • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr) • Black pepper, •

all-purpose flour (1 kilogram) • shortening (500 grams) • sugar (about 300 grams) • salt • Coca-Cola (240 ml) • egg • Enough bakeable cajeta (Mexican caramel) • Enough cinnamon sugar

tuna • onion • tomatoes, chopped • chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • cooked chicken breast, shredded • mole with almonds (about 1/4 kg) • As needed, chicken broth • fresh strawberries, diced, washed and sanitized (about 1/2 kg) • sugar (about 100 grams) • butter (about 14 grams) • As needed, cream cheese (such as Philadelphia)

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • baking powder • lemon • Salt, to taste • sugar • oil • Warm water, • large egg

puff pastry dough (500 g) • large egg • Filling of your choice, to taste

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • vegetable shortening (about 500 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • sweet potatoes • cinnamon stick • Sugar, to taste • shredded coconut (about 20 grams) • Powdered sugar and ground cinnamon, to taste (optional)

all-purpose flour (about 1 kg) • salt • lard or unsalted butter (about 1/2 kg) • eggs • milk • for brushing • egg yolk

(1 kilo) all-purpose flour (about 8 cups) • soda (such as lemon-lime or cola) (240 ml) • (1/2 kilo) shortening (about 2 1/2 cups or 500 grams) • dulce de leche (cajeta)

all-purpose flour (about 1 kilogram) • shortening (about 400 grams) • room temperature cola (about 12 oz or 355 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • room temperature egg • pineapple jam • egg for brushing • sugar and cinnamon to taste

flour (about 1 kilogram) • shortening (about 400 grams) • sugar (about 250 grams) • eggs • baking powder • beer • sweetened condensed milk, boiled for 4 hours (to make cajeta or dulce de leche) • egg, for brushing

For the dough: • all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • eggs • salt • oil • vanilla extract • Ground cinnamon • warm water (about 240 ml) • Extra flour • For the manjar filling: • rice, well rinsed (about 100 grams) •

all-purpose flour (1 kg) • vegetable shortening (500 g) • sugar (about 100 g) • Beer, • Jam, • Cajeta (Mexican caramel sauce), • Sugar, to taste • Ground cinnamon, to taste • Powdered sugar, to taste

white shortening (about 500 grams) • salt • beer • all-purpose flour (about 1 kilogram) • As needed, cajeta (goat’s milk caramel) or jam for filling • As needed, sugar and cinnamon for topping

white masa (you can buy it at the market or a tortillería) • ground beef (250 grams) • carrots • potato • Oaxaca cheese or string cheese (250 grams) • small romaine lettuce • fresh cheese (250 grams) • tomatoes • serrano chiles • garlic clove • onion • Salt, to taste •

sweet potatoes • piloncillo (or 1/4 cup brown sugar) • cinnamon stick • flour • salt • warm water • baking powder • lard • sugar • egg • sugar to taste