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Plated Blackberry Atole (Atole de Zarzamora Espeso)
Created by Chef Lupita
Michoacan's Meseta P'urhepecha gives this thick blackberry atole its body: masa from the milpa, zarzamoras from the highland orchards, and piloncillo cooked until the fruit turns dark and glossy.
This comes from Michoacan, from the Uruapan-Patzcuaro highlands where the Meseta P'urhepecha meets orchards, milpas, and the cold mornings that make atole necessary. This is not a thin drink for sipping while you walk. This is atole de zarzamora espeso, cooked thick enough to plate in a shallow bowl like a pudding. The corn gives body. The blackberry gives color. The piloncillo gives the deep cane flavor that refined sugar never had.
Ingredients
fresh blackberries
Quantity
4 cups, plus 1/2 cup
rinsed, best from Michoacan highland orchards
whole milk
Quantity
4 cups
water
Quantity
2 cups
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| fresh blackberriesrinsed, best from Michoacan highland orchards | 4 cups, plus 1/2 cup |
| whole milk | 4 cups |
| water | 2 cups |
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