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Corn Bread Pudding with Poblano Cream

In last night’s online cooking class we made this sweet, yet savory, corn bread pudding with poblano chilies. I love this dish served with brunch or as a main served with salad. I originally came upon this recipe in a cookbook detailing Frida Kahlo’s favorite dishes.

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Corn Bread Pudding

  • 4 tablespoons butter *half a stick *room temperature
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1.5 cups of corn kernels
  • 1/6 cup of milk
  • 1.5 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/3 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs, separated

Mix butter and sugar together. Blend corn and milk in a blender. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and egg yolks together. Add corn/milk and sugar/butter. Mix well.

Beat remaining egg whites and when fluffy fold into corn batter. Pour into a oiled/buttered loaf pan. Bake at 175 C/ 350 F for 45 minutes.

Chiles in Cream

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 white onion sliced
  • 2 poblano chilies, roasted, seeded and peeled (If you cannot get poblanos you can use green peppers)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Sauté onion in butter on a medium heat for 10 minutes, add sliced poblanos and cream, turn heat to low and continue to sauté for 3-4 minutes.

Served corn bread pudding with poblano chilies in cream on top. Yum!

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The Art of the Tortilla

Corn is the most important food in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The base of the Sierra Madres is populated with small rural villages where most households grow their own corn rations for the year. This corn, a diet staple, will be used for everyday tortillas and sopes as well as a thickener for special occasion moles (sauces) that the cuisine of Oaxaca is famous for. In our Street Food class this week we made tortillas on a traditional comal, paired it with spicy salsa from our mortar and pestle and Oaxacan string cheese (quesillo) and washed it down with our hibiscus margaritas!! There is no better way to get to know a culture than through its food. For more information about our cooking classes:

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