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Chilean Orange Pancake Cake — Homemade Torta de Panqueques de Naranja Recipe

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Tall Chilean orange pancake cake in thin layers, covered with orange cream and chocolate decoration

Versión en Español Chilean torta de panqueques de naranja is a tall layered cake made of about 15 thin, oven baked butter pancakes stacked with an orange cream made from fresh orange juice, cornstarch, and whipped cream. It takes 90 minutes of preparation plus 30 minutes of baking and serves 8 people. It is a classic, delicious, and fairly easy cake to share with the whole family on any occasion, and a favorite with adults…

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Main Dishes

Chilean Octopus Chupe — Homemade Chupe de Pulpo Recipe

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Creamy Chilean octopus chupe gratinated with cheese and sprinkled with parsley in a clay dish

Versión en Español Chilean chupe de pulpo is a creamy seafood casserole of tender octopus pieces cooked with onion, red pepper, garlic, and white wine, thickened with bread soaked in cream, and gratinated with cheese in clay dishes. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 50 minutes of cooking and serves 4 people. It is a delicious and perhaps less common version of chupe that is well worth trying, since the mix of sea and…

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Breads

Chilean Toasted Flour Bread — Homemade Pan con Harina Tostada Recipe

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Chilean homemade bread rolls made with toasted flour, with a darker crust and crumb

Versión en Español Chilean pan con harina tostada is a homemade bread in which about a third of the flour is harina tostada, Chilean toasted wheat flour, giving the rolls a darker crumb and a nutty, toasty flavor. It takes 90 minutes of preparation including rising, plus 25 minutes of baking, and makes 8 to 10 rolls for 4 people. It is a simple, practical recipe that brings the characteristic flavor and texture of toasted…

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Appetizers

Chilean Baked Diguenes Empanadas — Homemade Empanadas de Digüeñes Recipe

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Freshly baked Chilean diguenes empanadas, golden and crisp, on a white plate

Versión en Español Chilean empanadas de diguenes are baked turnovers filled with chopped diguenes, the wild tree fungus of southern Chile, mixed with grated queso chanco, cream, and merken. They take 30 minutes of preparation plus 30 minutes of cooking and serve 4 people. They are a delicious seasonal way to enjoy these mushrooms endemic to the forests of southern Chile, and a favorite for anyone who loves Mapuche inspired cooking. How to Make Chilean…

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Desserts

Chilean Champagne Biscuits — Homemade Galletas de Champana (Ladyfingers) Recipe

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Chilean galletas de champana, the ladyfinger biscuits used to layer the cake

Versión en Español Chilean galletas de champana are homemade ladyfingers, long, light sponge biscuits made from whipped eggs, sugar, flour, and cornstarch, piped onto a tray and baked with a sugar crust. They take 30 minutes of preparation plus about 10 minutes of baking and serve 6 people. Called galletas de champana or champagne biscuits in Chile and bizcochos de soletilla in Spain, they are sweet, elongated biscuits that work for countless occasions and desserts.…

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Sauces

Chilean Blackberry Jam — Homemade Mermelada de Moras (Murra) Recipe

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Homemade Chilean blackberry jam, dulce de murras, in glass jars

Versión en Español Chilean mermelada de moras, also called dulce de murras, is a simple jam of fresh blackberries macerated with an equal weight of sugar and lemon juice, then cooked for about 40 minutes until it sets. It takes 4 hours of maceration plus 40 minutes of cooking and makes 6 servings. It is a fresh, seasonal jam, ideal for spreading on sweet or savory bread, serving with fresh cheese, or using in baking…

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Appetizers

Andean Chuno Phuti — Homemade Chuño Phuti Recipe from Northern Chile

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Andean chuno phuti, freeze dried potatoes sauteed with onion, egg, and crumbled cheese

Versión en Español Chuno phuti is an Andean dish of northern Chile in which chuno, the traditional freeze dried potato, is rehydrated, boiled with bones, and sauteed with onion, garlic, aji de color, oregano, and eggs, finished with crumbled sheep or goat cheese. It takes 12 hours of soaking plus 30 minutes of cooking and serves 6 people. Chuno, also called the white gold of the Aymara, is made by dehydrating potatoes with an artisanal…

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Desserts

Chilean English Fruit Cake — Homemade Queque Ingles Recipe

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Chilean queque ingles, a loaf fruit cake with candied fruit, nuts, and raisins under a sugar glaze

Versión en Español Chilean queque ingles is a buttery loaf cake packed with candied fruit, nuts, and raisins, flavored with honey, vanilla, and rum, and finished with a lemon sugar glaze. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 50 minutes of baking and serves 6 people. It is a sweet, bread like cake similar to the Chilean pan de pascua, very simple to make and ideal for breakfast or afternoon once. How to Make Chilean…

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Desserts

Chilean Mocha Cream Cake — Homemade Torta de Crema Moka Recipe

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Chilean mocha cream cake layered with manjar and decorated with walnuts

Versión en Español Chilean torta de crema moka is a layered sponge cake soaked in a pisco and vanilla syrup, filled with manjar and a coffee buttercream, then covered in the same mocha cream and decorated with walnuts. It takes 40 minutes of preparation plus 10 minutes of cooking and serves 12 people. Torta moka, also spelled moca, is a versatile recipe with many variations, all defined by a cream flavored with coffee, which gives…

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Desserts

Chilean Maqui Jam Cookies — Homemade Galletas de Maqui Recipe

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Chilean butter cookies filled with homemade maqui berry jam

Versión en Español Chilean galletas de maqui are butter cookies tinted with maqui puree and filled with homemade maqui berry jam, made in two parts: first the jam, then the cookies. The jam takes 60 minutes of preparation plus about 40 minutes of cooking, the cookies bake in 10 minutes, and the recipe serves 8 people. The recipe revives one of the best traditions around maqui, a wild berry that was widely eaten in colonial…

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