Marranitos Little Ginger Pigs Recipes

Moist and rich-tasting beneath a glossy, ever-so-slightly flaky top. Not quite cookie, not quite cake. Marranitos -- or cochinos, or puerquitos, as are they are called in some Mexican-American communities -- are often called "Gingerbread Pigs," although they don't actually have ginger in them - and no cinnamon either. In fact, traditional marranitos get their delicious spicy-brown goodness from molasses. Baking soda is the leavening agent, and it's the variation in the amount used that makes some bakeries' pigs fatter than others. In Mexico, bakers take piloncillos -- unrefined brown sugar pressed into small cone shapes -- and boil the sugar with just enough water to make their own molasses syrup, which is then added to the dough for the little pigs. Then the dough is rolled out and cut with pig-shaped cookie cutters about the size of a medium-size grown-up's hand. (4.5") *This recipe is from Fort Worth baker Marco Rangel, and is used for the molasses pigs he sells at his bakery, the Panaderia San Marcos. It uses the non-traditional addition of cinnamon. You may wish to try also adding a bit of dry ground ginger. And you may use a milk wash instead of an egg wash.

Provided by GeeWhiz

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 15 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nutrition Facts : Calories 361, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 25.4, Sodium 151.8, Carbohydrate 73.4, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 30.5, Protein 6.2

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These pig shapped cookies are very popular in all the Mexican bakeries here around Texas. They taste similar to gingerbread, but with a more dense texture. They are one of my favorite breakfast treats with a cup of coffee or a tall glass of milk. This recipe was printed in the Houston Chronicle and comes from a cookbook written by Melissa Guerra, called "Dishes From the Wild Horse Desert".

Provided by Kim D.

Categories     Breakfast

Time 45m

Yield 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Nutrition Facts : Calories 103.9, Fat 4.1, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 7, Sodium 104.7, Carbohydrate 14.6, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.7, Protein 1.9

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Marranitos (or cochinos, or puerquitos, as are they are called in some Mexican-American communities) are often called 'Gingerbread Pigs,' although they don't actually have ginger in them - and no cinnamon either. In fact, traditional marranitos get their delicious spicy-brown goodness from molasses. This recipe is a trans-pecos region variation, it uses the non-traditional addition of cinnamon. You may wish to try also adding a bit of dry ground ginger, and you may use a milk wash instead of an egg wash.

Provided by Mayson

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 35m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nutrition Facts : Calories 358.7 calories, Carbohydrate 73 g, Cholesterol 25.1 mg, Fat 4.7 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 151.1 mg, Sugar 30.4 g

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