Atole
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup masa harina
- 5 cup milk
- 4 T. brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon or 1 stick cinnamon, finely slivered
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
(Cornmeal Drink). Put the masa harina in a bowl and whisk in the milk, little by little. Pour the milk mixture into a pot and add the brown sugar and cinnamon. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, to keep it from becoming lumpy. Stir in the vanilla extract. Serve in mugs. Pineapple Atole Follow the basic recipe, but omit the cinnamon. After the mixture has thickened and has been removed from the heat, add 1 small can crushed pineapple, undrained. Strawberry Atole Follow the basic recipe, but omit the cinnamon. After the mixture has thickened and has been removed from the heat, add 2 cups fresh strawberries that have been hulled, washed and crushed.