Atole

What to Put on the Table With Atole

• Tamales
• Pan dulce
• Concha
• Warm tortillas

Making Atole, Step by Step

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1. Whisk the masa harina with the cold water until smooth.

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2. Heat the milk with the cinnamon stick in a saucepan until steaming. Pour in the masa mixture in a thin stream, whisking constantly.

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3. Add the sugar and salt and simmer gently for 10 minutes, whisking often, until slightly thick.

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4. Remove the cinnamon, stir in the vanilla and serve hot.

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A Few Notes

Strain the mixture if any lumps appear.

Taste and add sugar to suit; the drink should be gently sweet.

Thin with hot milk if it has thickened by the time you serve it.

Keeping What's Left

Best drunk straight away. Keeps in the fridge for 2 days; reheat with milk.

Atole Nutrition

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.