Capirotada

Name: Capirotada
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 bolillo rolls, sliced and toasted or fried; 250g piloncillo; Cinnamon sticks and cloves; 150g cheese (Cotija or mild Monterey), crumbled; Raisins; Peanuts or pecans; Butter

Capirotada/kah-pee-roh-TAH-dah/

Also known as: Mexican Bread Pudding, Capirotada de Cuaresma

About this dish

A Mexican bread pudding of toasted bread layered with piloncillo syrup, cheese, raisins and nuts.

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Ingredients

🥖6 bolillo rolls, sliced and toasted or fried

🍬250g piloncillo

🌿Cinnamon sticks and cloves

🧀150g cheese (Cotija or mild Monterey), crumbled

🍇Raisins

🥜Peanuts or pecans

🧈Butter

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the piloncillo in 3 cups water with cinnamon and cloves to make a syrup.

Butter a baking dish and arrange a layer of toasted bread.

Soak with syrup and scatter with cheese, raisins and nuts.

Repeat the layers, finishing with cheese.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30 minutes and serve warm.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Capirotada is eaten during Lent and on Good Friday; its ingredients are said to symbolise the Passion of Christ.

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