Do you have stale bread at home and don't know what to do with it? Follow this mamallena recipe, a Panamanian dessert with bread soaked in milk and other delicious ingredients.
Prepare this delicious mamallena recipe, a traditional Panamanian dessert made with bread soaked in milk and other ingredients with a unique flavor.
Mamallena from Panama
Ingredients
1 ½ pound of Stale bread
350 milliliters of Evaporated milk
400 grams of Cream
4 Eggs
1 cup of Sugar
1 tablespoon of Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon of Nutmeg
1 tablespoon of Butter
20 grams of Flour for dusting
200 grams of Red cherries
Preparation
Step 1 : To prepare this delicious mamallena, start by preheating the oven to 180°C.
Step 2 : Then, in a blender, combine the evaporated milk, cream, eggs, sugar, and vanilla, and process for 1 minute before setting aside the mixture.
Step 3 : Next, cut the bread into small pieces and place it in a large bowl.
Step 4 : Add the liquid mixture, cinnamon, and nutmeg, mix well, and let soak for 15 minutes.
Step 5 : Then, grease the baking dish with butter and dust with flour.
Step 6 : Pour the soaked bread mixture into the dish, add the cherries, reduce the oven temperature to 150°C, and bake the mamallena for an hour and a half.
Step 7 : Once the baking time is up, check if it's ready by piercing the center of the mamallena with a skewer.
Step 8 : If the skewer comes out clean, remove the dish from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.
Step 9 : Then, unmold the mamallena, cut into squares, decorate with a chocolate ball, and it’s ready to serve.
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