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Calaveras De Dulces ( Mexican Sugar Skulls) Recipe

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Calaveras De Dulces ( Mexican Sugar Skulls)
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
1535
Calories
Total time
2880
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. You will also need sequins, for decorating the eyes.
  2. Combine the egg white and water until foamy.
  3. Add extract (if using) and corn syrup.
  4. Add confectioners sugar; you'll end up having to use your hands to incorporate all of it.
  5. Sprinkle 1 cup of the cornstarch on a work surface and knead the sugar paste in the cornstarch until it's smooth.
  6. Form a ball and wrap it up tightly in plastic wrap; chill in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
  7. Pinch off some of the sugar paste to use with food coloring for decorations.
  8. With the rest of the paste you should have enough for about 8 skulls; they don't have to be very big, less than the size of a small fist.
  9. Sculpt the piece of sugar paste into a skull shape, smoothing the surface as you go and forming eye sockets, etc.
  10. (You can find some really good examples on various sites on the internet-).
  11. You'll find that the paste gets softer and softer the warmer it gets- if it sticks too much, add more cornstarch.
  12. Add food colors (and extracts, if using) to the sugar paste that you set aside; generally the brighter the colors the better.
  13. If you wish, you can add enough water to form more of an icing and it can be squeezed onto the skulls, if not, forming decorations by hand is okay, too.
  14. The skulls are generally cheery looking and colorful, not particularly scary.
  15. Finish by using sequins in the eye sockets.
  16. Now your skull is ready to dry.
  17. Simply let it sit out in a dry, warm place for a few hours or up to a couple of days based on weather conditions.
  18. When dry, it's ready to display.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1535.28 Kcal (6428 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 30.16mg 1%
Potassium 19.09mg 0%
Total Carbs 391.03g 130%
Sugars 337.81g 1351%
Dietary Fiber 0.51g 2%
Protein 0.73g 1%
Calcium 7.3mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 347.63 Kcal (1455 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 6.83mg 1%
Potassium 4.32mg 0%
Total Carbs 88.54g 130%
Sugars 76.49g 1351%
Dietary Fiber 0.12g 2%
Protein 0.16g 1%
Calcium 1.6mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 30.6
    Points
  • 42
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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