CHAPTER THIRTEEN

P R E P E R A T I O N:
I N G R E D I E N T S:
In the bowl cream together the butter and sugar until
light and fluffy. Mix together your flour and
grapefruit zest. Add the dry ingredients to the butter
and sugar mixture and beat until just combined. Add

PROFIRIO DIAZ
300 grams butter room temperature the vanilla extract, grapefruit juice, chopped
dark/bittersweet chocolate, and pistachios, mixing
150 grams granulated sugar
until incorporated. Split the dough in half and wrap in
450 grams flour plastic wrap and refrigerate dough for at least 30
minutes. Either between two sheets of parchment
1/2 tsp vanilla extract paper or with a little bit of flour roll your dough until
it's about 1/3" inch thick. Cut into whatever shape
1 large grapefruit juice and zest you'd like. Place cookies on the baking sheet. Using a
1/2 cup bittersweet/dark chocolate fork, poke the dough a couple times. Place the filled
sheet pan in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes until
chopped the shortbreads feel solid, and bake. While it is not set
GRAPEFRUIT, in stone, it is believed that those who enjoy bitter
2/3 cup pistachios chopped
PISTACHIO, COFFEE & foods tend to have a dark personality. If I had to
1 teaspoon of instant espresso assume, Porfirio Diaz would be a fan of bitter food.
DARK CHOCOLATE He was commonly known in history as a ruthless
powder dictator. He was very selfish by creating policies that
CHUNK SHORTBREAD divided Mexico’s elite and peasant workers. Diaz also
placed the Mexican economy under the dependence of
foreign nations such as the United States and
European countries. Diaz was guilty of rigging the
votes during every one of his elections. Diaz would
threaten the public into voting for him and would
arrest those running against him. These selfish acts
lead me to conclude that this recipe would be perfect
for Diaz. This recipe contains various bitter foods
such as dark chocolate, grapefruit, and coffee, which
would go great with the type of person Diaz was.
 CHAPTER FOURTEEN P R E P E R A T I O N:
Puree the chipotle peppers, mayo and cream
I N G R E D I E N T S: cheese and transfer to a clean bowl. Add the
chicken, corn, and scallions, mix well. Stuff
each jalapeño making sure the mixture is
compact. Mix the melted butter and

PANCHO VILLA
16 Jalapeños, halved and deseeded breadcrumbs in a plate. Top the jalapeños by
8 oz cream cheese inverting each onto the plate so that the
breadcrumbs stick. Place each jalapeño onto
3 tbsp mayo the baking tray about an inch apart from each
1-2 chipotle chillies in adobo sauce other. It is said, that those who prefer spicy
foods are commonly daring, and Pancho Villa
1 chicken breast (approx ¾ lb), boiled
is quite the daredevil. He chose a life of
and cut into small dice banditry instead of living oppressively under
⅓ cup chopped scallions (green the policies of Porfirio Diaz. His life of crime
started when he came back to his hometown 2
parts)
years later, after leaving, and killed his sister’s
½ cup corn kernels (frozen or rapist, Agustin Lopez Negrete. He then fled
and joined a group of bandits, changing his
Chipotle Stuffed Jalapeños canned)
name to Pancho Villa. He and his bandit
¾ cup breadcrumbs (panko brought skills to the revolutionary cause that
preferred) had been honed over years of raiding,
fighting, and evading the authorities. At one
3 tbsp melted butter
point, in the battle of Escobas, Pancho put
hats on planted sticks to fool the opposition
into thinking that he had a much larger army
than he did. His choice of lifestyle brings me
to conclude that he was a man that favored
spicy food over anything.
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN In small bowl, stir together butter and ½ cup grated
piloncillo until well combined. Spread evenly into
prepared pan. Thinly slice one apple and arrange in
I N G R E D I E N T S: pan in concentric circle; set pan aside. Finely chop
remaining apple halves and transfer to medium bowl.
Whisk in egg, oil and remaining grated piloncillo until
well combined; set aside. In separate medium bowl,
using whisk, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg,

LAS SOLDERAS
Piloncillo, grated (about 1 ¼ cups) baking soda, baking powder and salt. Pour half of flour
mixture into bowl with apples, stirring until just
4 tbsp. Unsalted butter, melted combined. Add remaining flour mixture to bowl and
1 ½ Medium, firm, tart apple, peeled, stir until just combined. Pour apple batter into reserved
pan. Using spatula, evenly spread batter in pan. Bake
halved and cored and serve warm with whipped cream and milk
caramel. Those who like sweet food tend to walk on
1 large egg the wild side and take chances and are helpful. If you
½ vegetable oil can think of one group of people that fit this
description it would be Las Solderas. The solderas
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour were wifes of the soldiers who chose to go with their
husbands to keep their family together. They took that
1 tsp. Cinnamon risk of their lives being in danger to keep their
¼ tsp. Ground nutmeg family’s together. The tasks given to the Solderas
consisted of working in the state-controlled power
Mexican Upside-Down ¾ tsp. Baking soda mills or serving as chefs to the troops. They were very
helpful to the soldiers, they functioned as invaluable
Apple Cake ¼ tsp. Salt assistance to the male soldiers for the everyday needs
Whipped cream for serving of the soldiers. During the battle, the Solderas would
serve as nurses. They would aid and bandage the
Milk caramel spread for serving soldiers, and even carry them back to base on oxen.
They also walked on the wild side and were
smugglers. They would smuggle ammunition,
medicine, and other goods to Mexico from the United
States. Solderas were perfect for the job because no
one suspected them because they were women. All
these jobs that the Solderas are doing lead me to
believe this dish would fit the needs of their taste buds.