Gorditas

Ingredients

• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Eggs
• Hot water or milk 
• Sugar
• Butter or Olive oil 
• Cinnamon
• Sour cream 
• Salt 

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients: flour (start with 1 cup), sugar (start with 3/4 cup), baking soda (1/2tsp), baking powder (1 tsp) and cinnamon (to taste). Add salt if sour cream does not have salt or to taste.

Combine the liquids (eggs (2), melted butter or olive oil (4 tblsp) and start with 1/2 cup of hot water or milk, add small container of sour cream. Add dry ingredients and mix until dough is soft, but not mushy.

Make small patties and use a flat pan to cook them in.

Enjoy by themselves, or jam and accompany them with milk, coffee, or hot chocolate.

Plum Coulis

Using our home grown plums to make coulis (puree).

Ingredients

• Plums
• Sugar
• Lime
• Cinnamon

Fresh home grown plums (or from the market).

Wash plums.

Steam plums.

Remove seeds.

Add sugar (to taste, start with half cup sugar for 1 cup of pulp), lime and cinnamon.

Boil at low heat for several hours. Later let it cool and bottle it.

Enjoy with toast or baked brie and crackers!