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Rainforest Cookies

by Passport to the Nations | Apr 3, 2014 | God is Provider, Passport to Latin America

The Amazon Rainforest, located in South America, is the largest rainforest in the world. A treasure of useful and delicious ingredients can be found within its borders – ingredients such as bananas, cinnamon, chocolate, cashews and coconut. The Rainforest Grew...

Flan

by Passport to the Nations | Apr 8, 2014 | God is Provider, Passport to Latin America

Flan is a very popular Latin American dessert. I grew up eating it when I lived in Central America. It can be described as a custard with a caramelized sugar topping. One thing I’d say about flan, you either love it or you hate it. I love it. My kids? –...

Arepas

by Passport to the Nations | Apr 14, 2015 | God is Provider, Passport to Latin America

Ingredients: 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups mesa flour (precooked corn flour) 2 1/4 cup warm water 2 Tablespoons butter, melted 3 Tablespoons oil, or nonstick cooking spray Directions: Stir the salt into the flour. Slowly add the water and mix to form dough. Add the...

Homemade Flour Tortillas

by Passport to the Nations | Sep 27, 2015 | God is Provider, Passport to Latin America

You will need: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 1/2 cup lard or vegetable shortening 1 cup hot water large griddle or skillet Instructions: Begin by putting flour in a medium bowl and mixing in baking powder and salt....

Sugar Cane

by Passport to the Nations | Oct 14, 2015 | God is Provider, Passport to Latin America

All plants produce sugar through a process called photosynthesis, but a few plants produce a lot of sugar. One of those plants is the sugar cane. The sugar that the sugar cane plant produces in stored in its tall, hard stem. One of the most unusual facts about sugar...

Jicama Chips