Explore Baking Evolution

Cemita Poblana
Fermented Dough, Recipe Alex Peña Fermented Dough, Recipe Alex Peña

Cemita Poblana

Learn to build all the key components for Puebla’s iconic sandwich, the cemita poblana. Bake sesame-topped cemitas, cook up roasted turkey with Mexican tomato sauce, and put all the ingredients together for a delicious and flavorful meal.

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Polvorón Hueco
Shortbread Cookie Dough, Recipe Alex Peña Shortbread Cookie Dough, Recipe Alex Peña

Polvorón Hueco

An old world powder cookie that gained its name from the Spanish word polvo, which means dust or powder, hence the crumbly powder cookie consistency. The Polvoron Hueco provides a hueco internal crumb structure, meaning hollow in Spanish. Although the name was adopted in Spain, the polvorón dates back centuries, with Moorish roots that evolved from the Arabic shortbread Ghrayaba, meaning butter cookie. This is a favorite for many, we hope you enjoy making it at home.

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