Sweet Orange Pinole
Pinole con Naranja
Recipe Yield
8 cups approximately
Cooking time
10 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1/2 pound (or 1 cup) popcorn kernels yellow, blue, pink, or white
- 2 ounces (¼ cup) packed grated piloncillo or dark brown sugar
- 1 2-inch piece of canela or true cinnamon stick broken into pieces
- Rind of half of an orange
To Prepare
- Preheat a heavy casserole over medium heat for a few minutes. Add the popcorn kernels and start to heat, stirring frequently. Once the kernels start to pop, reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Let the corn continue to pop, shaking the casserole a few times as it does, until you hear the sound of popping practically stop. Remove the popcorn from the heat and uncover. Transfer to a large bowl or baking sheet and let cool.
- In batches, process the popcorn along with the piloncillo, cinnamon, and orange rind in a blender or food processor until finely ground. Store in an airtight container.
Comments
12comments inSweet Orange Pinole
Anita
Jul 06
Sorry, I don’t understand the popcorn kernel measurement in the Sweet Orange Pinole recipe. Would you please explain “1/2 pound 1 cup?”
Thank you. I enjoy your show.
Pati Jinich
Jul 07
Sorry about the confusion Anita, it is either 1/2 pound or 1 cup of kernels 🙂
Elena De' La Rosa
Jun 12
Pati you are such an amazing chef! I had asked you about pinole,and found it in your recipes. Thank you I Love your recipes & Shows…stay BLESSED 🥰
Pati Jinich
Jun 15
Thanks so much Elena!
Silvia
Mar 09
Pati, orgullosamente soy de Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. Hace 20 años que no visito México y me da mucho gusto ver las recetas y el programa de tu viaje a la tierra de las tres culturas. Muchas gracias por tomarte el tiempo de visitar nuestro bello estado.
Pati Jinich
Mar 20
Muchas gracias a ti por escribirme Silvia, me encanta que te hayan gustado los episodios en Chihuahua!
Kathy Bradley
Jan 17
Great gluten-free idea.
Pati Jinich
Feb 13
😉
Aurela
Nov 13
Can you kindly suggest some ways to use sweet orange pinole? Thank you.
Pati Jinich
Dec 24
Use it as a base of a cheesecake instead of crumbled cookies or to make a sweet drink by dissolving it in cold water and add tons of ice! There are also many recipes for pinole cookies 🙂
Melissa
Jul 05
Pati, our family member has a gluten allergy and I am so excited to try pinole for crusts desserts and other recipes!
My stove is a glass induction stove; tje only stove I have access to. “Shaking the [heavy] casserole a few times” will damage (and maybe break) my glass induction stovetop.
What other heating options and instructions are there to make the pinole kernels ‘pop’? We also have an electric oven and microwave.
Your PBS show and especially your ingredients, cooking explanations, visits to the source of ingredients, and interviews with others provide key learning opportunities about ingredients and cooking styles often novel to us.
Thank you PBS Aand Pati!
Pati Jinich
Jul 07
You really just need to make popcorn, so you can do it the way you normally do, or you can first lift your casserole, then shake it and then put it back on the stove 🙂