Most Favorite Mexican Pig Out Dip Food

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

• Ingredients

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

Try these authentic Mexican pork recipes for dinners that are sure to please! From carnitas to burritos to tacos, everyone will love these dishes.

Provided by insanelygood

Categories     Recipe Roundup

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts :

When you want to pig out on an awesome appetizer this is your guy! Everybody seems to love this dip. It's super easy and goes together very quickly.

Provided by jillcomeau

Categories     Cheese

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 902.7, Fat 70.2, SaturatedFat 42.8, Cholesterol 225.6, Sodium 1652.6, Carbohydrate 33.7, Fiber 10.5, Sugar 2.4, Protein 38.2

Make and share this Mexican Pigs in a Blanket recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 17m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

This is super simple, and if you like corn relish, you'll love this dip. This is a hit at the parties I take it to and goes with most crackers; it is really great with potato crisps/chips.

Provided by whisks

Categories     Corn

Time 2m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111, Fat 11.3, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 29.9, Sodium 46, Carbohydrate 1.7, Sugar 2, Protein 1.2