DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Molletes Guatemaltecos
Guatemalan molletes are sweet bread rolls filled with milk custard and raisins, fried in an egg coating, then softened in spiced panela syrup.
About Molletes Guatemaltecos
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The filled sweet rolls combine creamy manjar, raisins and a syrup scented with cinnamon, cloves and allspice.
Milk custard is thickened with cornstarch and cooled completely. The syrup is boiled separately with panela and spices, with rum optional.
The rolls are hollowed, filled with raisins and custard, closed with their tops and dipped in beaten egg batter before frying until golden.
The fried rolls are rinsed, dried and lowered into the same simmering syrup until soft. Syrup is spooned over them and red sugar added.
They are served warm or cold in a deep dessert bowl with extra syrup. The creator associates these molletes with Guatemalan Day of the Dead, Lent and Christmas celebrations.
Ingredients in Molletes Guatemaltecos
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- Breadbase
- Pastry Creamfilling
- Vegetable Oilcooking medium
- Sugarsweetener
- Cinnamonseasoning
- Eggcoating
- Raisinsfilling
- Waterother
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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Cuisines & regions
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- Countries & places
- Guatemala
- Cooking traditions
- Guatemalan
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.