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| Colombia Capital City: Bogota Area: 401,042 sq miles Population: 42,300,000 Official Languages: Spanish Major Religions: Christian 95%, other 5 % Government: Multiparty democracy Currency: Colombian peso Adult Literacy Rate: 92% Life Expectancy: 70 years People per Doctor: 1,111 Television: 217 per 1000 people Additional Information: Colombia |
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| Recipe Hojuelas (Fried Puff Squares) ½ cup butter 3 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp sugar 5 tbsp orange juice 3 tbsp ice cold water cooking oil sugar to sprinkle Mix the butter and flour with 2 forks. When well mixed, add the salt, sugar, juice, and water and blend. Without touching the dough with your fingers, roll it out and fold it in half. Repeat this operation 2 more times and place in refrigerator until chilled. Roll out very thin and cut in diagonal strips. Make a slit in the center of each one. Deep fry in hot cooking oil until golden. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle sugar generously over the squares. Makes about 2 dozen. |
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