Carlos the 1 year old in the house in Tuxpan likes to try things; he has an expectant, open mouthed thing he does to indicate he wants a taster. Fair play to him- he especially likes table. But he learnt a very important lesson today; he really doesn't like chunks of lime. I shouldn't laugh, but I did anyway. So today we had pan de elote for the second stage of our mid evening after supper snack. Jess had made a special plea for this so I was intrigued. Basically these are the ingredients:
- sweetcorn, de cobbed, about 2 1/2 handfulls
- a stick of butter
- a tin of condensed milk
- bicarbonate of soda (tablespoonish)
- about 2 eggs
You put these in a blender- shuckashugglaghusha- and then pour into a cake tin. Bake for 30- 40 minutes. Until it looks and feels like a cake.
The result is a nice firm spongey type thing that is moist throughout. It's
almost like madeira actually. The sweetness is subtle- as it just comes from the condensed milk and sweetcorn.
I recommend having it with a water- based hot chocolate. If you use tinned sweetcorn drain it for about an hour before- not sure how all that extra moisture would work out.
The result is a nice firm spongey type thing that is moist throughout. It's
almost like madeira actually. The sweetness is subtle- as it just comes from the condensed milk and sweetcorn.I recommend having it with a water- based hot chocolate. If you use tinned sweetcorn drain it for about an hour before- not sure how all that extra moisture would work out.
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